I try not to rant too much here. Believe it or not, I restrain myself for the most part. I try, as best as I can, to limit my posts to subjects where I believe I have positive, constructive things to add. That’s not so much the case tonight, though. There’s nothing positive left to […]
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Good work, Township! You now look like every other chain-glutted strip mall wasteland in America.
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Rants, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1964, bowling, fast food, Golfside, good design, hideous places, historic preservation, local economy, retaining Ypsi businesses, sense of place, South Dakota, Starkweather House, Washtenaw Avenue, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Wes Prater, Ypsi Arbor Bowl, Ypsilanti Historical Society 9 Comments
Can we create a 20′ x 4′ historic district to protect the Ypsi-Arbor sign?
Well, it looks as though the auction for our beloved Ypsi-Arbor sign has now begun. The good news is, at least so far, no one has stepped forward to start the bidding… The minimum bid, as you can see in this screen capture, is $3,000. The folks at AnnArbor.com, though, are reporting that there is […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, History, Ideas, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged American culture, American Pickers, bowling, cultural artifact, cultural nihilists, historic district, historic preservation, New Center Consulting, online auctions, Peninsular Paper, Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsi Arbor Bowl 23 Comments