Spanning twenty-five years of articles from the Ann Arbor Observer, a collection of essays chronicles the history of the architecture, people, events, industry, communities, and landmarks of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor began the 20th century as a modest manufacturing and farm trading center with a small co-existing university community. By the end of the century, Ann Arbor had developed into a cosmopolitan
Ann Arbor has never been a typical college town, typical industrial town, or typical agricultural center. The city was founded in 1824 by John Allen and Elisha Rumsey. Settlers from the Eastern U.S. o
