Vanishing Ann Arbor

by Patti F. Smith, Britain Woodman

Overview

Ann Arbor has seen many cherished landmarks and institutions come and go - some fondly remembered and others lost to time.

When the city was little more than a village in the wilderness, its first school stood on the now busy corner of Main and Ann. Stores like Bach & Abel's and Dean & Co. served local needs as the village grew into a small town. As the town became a thriving city, Drake's and Maude's fed generations of hungry diners, and Fiegel's clothed father and son alike. Residents passed their time seeing movies at the Majestic or watching parades go down Main Street. Join authors Patti F. Smith and Britain Woodman on a tour of the city's past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467140256
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/03/2019
Series:	Lost
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Patti F. Smith is the author of Downtown Ann Arbor and A History of the People's Food Co-op Ann Arbor. She has written for CraftBeer.com, West Suburban Living, Concentrate, Mittenbrew, The Ann, AADL's Pulp blog and the Ann Arbor Observer. A frequent public speaker around town, Patti curated HERsay (an all-woman variety show) and Grown Folks Reading (story time for grownups) and tells stories at Ignite, Nerd Nite, Tellabration and Telling Tales Out of School. She is a commissioner for the Public Art Commission and the Recreation Advisory Commission, a teacher of history for Rec & Ed and a storyteller in the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild.



Britain Woodman lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A fascination with how the same brands and concepts fit into different communities led him to document them, first in in photographs and then in long-form writing. This writing led to speaking and, ultimately, to authoring this volume with Ann Arbor's preeminent living historian, Patti F. Smith. Ideally, he would be out visiting every city's beloved, vanishing places, but working on this book was cool too.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

1 Welcome to Ann Arbor! From Bloody Corners to East Ann Arbor, We've Got a Place for You! 13

2 Eating and Drinking: From Nathan Drake's Saloon & Eating House to Drake's Sandwich Shop 23

3 Hospitality and Recreation: Be Our Guest and Have a Great Time While You're Here! 59

4 Find What You Need: From Dry Goods Stores to Locally Owned Shops to Chain Stores 98

5 City Services: From Fire Prevention to Waterworks 135

Afterword: Recent Farewells 157

About the Authors 159