Back in 2017, I got the idea that we should designate a weekend to collectively documenting our lives in Ypsilanti. I called the initiative #DocumentYpsi, and the results were pretty awesome. In fact, I was 100% committed, given the response, to make sure that it became an annual thing. But, like so many other things, […]
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Documenting Ypsilanti in the time of COVID-19
Posted in Art and Culture, Health, History, Ypsilanti Also tagged #DocumentYpsi, 1918, 1918 flu, 1925, Alfred Wilkinson Wilson, Ann Arbor, archives, automobiles, Bentley Historical Library, Bill Nickels, coronavirus, COVID-19, Depot Town, desolation, Enchanted Florist, Enrico Caruso, going out of business, Gretchen Whitmer, Kim Clarke, lockdown, masks, photography, public health, ROTC, scrapbook, shelter in place, social distancing, Student Army Training Corps, Unicorn Supply and Feed, University of Michigan, Ypsilanti Historical Society 5 Comments
Video of Ypsilanti during the summer of 1970 is discovered
Ever wonder what #Ypsilanti looked like in the summer of #1970? Well, thanks to my friend Barry LaRue, now we know. Here's the recently unearthed 8mm footage shot by LarRue when he was 14. Note the old Michigan Ave porn shop, and the "Art" theater. https://t.co/FYgRSroVDx — Mark Maynard (@MarkAMaynard) October 19, 2018 I’ve now […]
My initial thoughts on #DocumentYpsi2017
Now that a week has passed, I’m looking through all of the photos that were either emailed to me as part of our #DocumentYpsi2017 project, or posted to social media along with the hashtag. While I’ve yet to receive the contributions from Ozone House or Ypsi High, both of whom had multiple people taking photos, […]
Posted in History, Photographs, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Akosua Dow, Arlo, Dan Blakeney, Document Ypsi, documentation, DocumentYpsi2017, Dom's Bakery, Donald Trump, donuts, gay friendly, Linette Lao, native prairie, Ozone House, rabbit, Riverside Arts Center, time capsule, Water Street, Ypsi High, YpsiGLOW, Ypsilanti water tower 10 Comments