Then and Now is a regular feature by Grace Shackman in the Ann Arbor Observer. Articles are available on the Ann Arbor District Library web site.
Index to articles
- Ann Arbor Central Mills April 1982.
- Ann Arbor Central Mills by Grace Shackman (April 1982.
- Mack & Company: The Nieman-Marcus of Ann Arbor April 1982.
- Mack & Company: The Nieman-Marcus of Ann Arbor by Grace Shackman (April 1982.
- Weinberg's Coliseum February 1983.
- The Anna Bach Home on West Liberty December 1983.
- Weinberg's Peony Garden June 1984.
- The County Poor House October 1986.
- Cobblestone Houses in Washtenaw County September 1989.
- The Private Hospital Era March 1994.
- Ann Arbor's Carnegie Library February 1991.
- Red Howard, Small-Town Cop November 1999.
- The Farmer's Market Bounces Back July 1998.
- The 1838 Jail May 2000.
- The Detroit Observatory May 1999.
- The Botanical Gardens on Iroquois May 2001.
- When Football Players Danced the Can-Can May 2004.
- Lane Hall December 2000.
- Inglis House September 1990.
- Orange Risdon's 1825 Map December 2000.
- The Michigan Central Depot May 1991.
- Ann Arbor's "Other" Railroad December 1997.
- Ann Arbor's Streetcars November 1995.
- 109-113 Catherine September 1988.
- The Ann Arbor Cooperative Society August 1992.
- The Rise and Fall of Allen's Creek June 1993.
- Henry Krause's Tannery September 1994.
- The Athens Press on Main Street December 1997.
- 439 Fifth Street: From Drinking Spot to Play Yard January 1992.
- The Artificial Ice Company February 1990.
- The West Side Dairy January 1995.
- L. W. Cole and the Michigan Argus February 2001.
- John Haarer Photography Studio June 2002.
- Fred Hoelzle's Butcher Shop and Metzger's Restaurant August 1993.
- Prochnow's Dairy Lunch July 1992.
- Justin Trubey and the Ice Cream Trade July 1989.
- Otto's Band October 2001.
- Ann Arbor's Municipal Beach August 1999.
- The Roy Hoyer Dance Stuido February 1994.
- Cinema's First Century September 2003)</p>.
- The Underground Railroad in Ann Arbor December 1998.
- Delhi Village August 1995.
- The Story of the Schwaben Halle December 2002.
- Dixboro May 1996.
- The Broadway Bridge Parks August 1996.
- The Remarkable Legacy of Francis Kelsey August 1996.
- The Remarkable History of the Kempf House May 1990.
- Ann Arbor's Oldest Apartments January 2004.
- Alden Dow's Ann Arbor August 1998.
- Frank Lloyd Wright in Ann Arbor April 2002.
- Walker Carriage Company/Ann Arbor Art Association December 1982.
- Walker Carriage Company/Ann Arbor Art Association by Grace Shackman and Mary Hunt (December 1982.
- Ann Arbor's Steel Houses March 1989.
- Ann Arbor's Permanent Polling Places April 1989.
- The Rise and Transformation of American Broach May 1989.
- The Three Lives of 1830 Washtenaw June 1989.
- Saline Valley Farms August 1989.
- The Unitarians' Creative Reuse of 1917 Washtenaw October 1989.
- Arnet's and the Sepulchral Monument Industry November 1989.
- Fiegel's Men's Store December 1989.
- 417 Detroit St. by Grace Shackman (January 1990.
- Recycling Rugs on Huron Street June 1990.
- Muehlig's October 1990.
- The Three Courthouses of Washtenaw County August 1990.
- 512 South Main December 1990.
- Books and Learning at the Corner of Fifth and William January 1991.
- Behind the Facade March 1991.
- The 1940 Garden Show April 1991.
- The Tuomy Farm June 1991.
- The Colored Welfare League August 1991.
- The Rock September 1991.
- Main Street's Last Shoe Store October 1991.
- The Band Master December 1991.
- From Wooden Ladders to Computer Software February 1992.
- The Kelsey's Stone Castle March 1992.
- Ann Arbor's First Skyscraper April 1992.
- Ehnis and Son by Grace Shackman (May 1992.
- The First National Building September 1992.
- Eighty-nine years at the Corner of Main and Stadium October 1992.
- The Ferry Yard Turntable November 1992.
- The Rise and Fall of "Power Laundries" December 1992.
- The Short Life of the Royal Cafe January 1993.
- Rentschler Photographers February 1993.
- Trinity Lutheran, 1893-1993 July 1993.
- Pilar Celaya September 1993.
- Schlanderer's on Main Street October 1993.
- Dr. Chase's Successors November 1993.
- Mullison's Stables December 1993.
- 109 East Madison January 2000.
- Ann Arbor Buick October 1994.
- Bethel AME April 2000.
- The Court Tavern January 1996.
- Crescent Corset Factory March 1996.
- The Allenel Hotel October 1996.
- First Congregational Church May 1998.
- Foster's Art House February 1996.
- Gasoline Alley October 2000.
- Michigan League September 1999.
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church July 1999.
- Sunnyside Park December 1994.
- When Coal Was King February 1999.
- The Country Estate of Christian Eberbach January 1994.
- When Downtown Was Hardware Heaven May 1994.
- Yanitsky's: A Real Family Restaurant June 1994.
- The Whitney Theater August 1994.
- Variations on a Theme February 1995.
- The Passing of the Old German March 1995.
- Dry Goods at Main and Washington June 1995.
- The Historic Bell Road Bridge September 1995.
- Vivienne Farm October 1995.
- Scott Kunst November 1995.
- When the Salvation Army Marched Downtown July 1996.
- Economy Baler September 1996.
- The 1882 Firehouse November 1996.
- The Pardon Block January 1997.
- The Earhart Mansion June 1997.
- Osias Zwerdling's Art Deco Sign August 1997.
- Chad Williams: WCBN's Apostle of Country Music July 1998.
- Old West Side Story: The Germans in Ann Arbor August 2001.
- Reinventing the Farmer's Market August 2004.
- David Byrd Chapel December 2004.
- The Buried History of Barton Hills June 2005.
- A Century at State and Huron September 2005)</p>.
- 415 West Washington February 2007)</p>.
- Living Well at Observatory Lodge April 2008.
- The Pumas May 2007)</p>.
- Brewed on Fourth Street December 2007)</p>.
- Flower Power in Bloom July 2003 Art Fair Guide.
- The Dexter Underpass Community Observer, Spring 2007)</p>.
- Gardens of Stone Community Observer, Fall 2002.
- Lifelines Community Observer, Spring 2003.
- Personal Connections Community Observer, Fall 2003.
- A Tale of Two Lakes Community Observer, Fall 2004.
- Memories of St. Mary's Community Observer, Summer 2005)</p>.
- The George Matthew Adams House Community Observer, Summer 2007.
- Location is Everything Community Observer, Summer 2008)</p>.
- Chelsea Farmer's Supply Community Observer, Summer 2006)</p>.
- Chelsea Farmer's Supply Community Observer, Summer 2006.
- The History of the Ann Arbor Foundry January 1992.
- The Lost Street Names of Ann Arbor July 2002)</p>.
- The Lost Street Names of Ann Arbor July 2002.
- Willow Run's Glory Days July 1995.
- " title="reference on Bridge to the 19th Century" target="_blank Bridge to the 19th Century Community Observer, Spring 2009)</p>.
- Variations on a Theme February 1995.
- The Passing of the Old German March 1995.
- The Passing of the Old German March 1995.
- Dry Goods at Main and Washington June 1995.
- Dry Goods at Main and Washington June 1995.
- The Historic Bell Road Bridge September 1995.
- Vivienne Farm October 1995.
- Scott Kunst November 1995.
- Scott Kunst November 1995.
- When the Salvation Army Marched Downtown July 1996.
- When the Salvation Army Marched Downtown July 1996.
- When the Salvation Army Marched Downtown July 1996.
- Economy Baler September 1996.
- The 1882 Firehouse November 1996.
- The Pardon Block January 1997.
- The Earhart Mansion June 1997.
- Osias Zwerdling's Art Deco Sign August 1997.
- Chad Williams: WCBN's Apostle of Country Music July 1998.
- Old West Side Story: The Germans in Ann Arbor August 2001.
- Reinventing the Farmer's Market August 2004.
- Reinventing the Farmer's Market August 2004.
- David Byrd Chapel December 2004.
- David Byrd Chapel December 2004.
- The Buried History of Barton Hills June 2005.
- A Century at State and Huron September 2005)</p>.
- 415 West Washington February 2007)</p>.
- Living Well at Observatory Lodge April 2008.
- Living Well at Observatory Lodge April 2008.
- The Pumas May 2007)</p>.
- Brewed on Fourth Street December 2007)</p>.
- Flower Power in Bloom July 2003 Art Fair Guide.
- The Dexter Underpass Community Observer, Spring 2007)</p>.
- Gardens of Stone Community Observer, Fall 2002.
- Lifelines Community Observer, Spring 2003.
- Personal Connections Community Observer, Fall 2003.
- A Tale of Two Lakes Community Observer, Fall 2004.
- Memories of St. Mary's Community Observer, Summer 2005)</p>.
- The George Matthew Adams House Community Observer, Summer 2007.
- Location is Everything Community Observer, Summer 2008)</p>.
- Chelsea Farmer's Supply Community Observer, Summer 2006)</p>.
- Chelsea Farmer's Supply Community Observer, Summer 2006.
- The History of the Ann Arbor Foundry January 1992.
- The Lost Street Names of Ann Arbor July 2002)</p>.
- The Lost Street Names of Ann Arbor July 2002.
- Willow Run's Glory Days July 1995.
- Willow Run's Glory Days July 1995.
- " title="reference on Bridge to the 19th Century" target="_blank Bridge to the 19th Century Community Observer, Spring 2009)</p>.