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. This is an effort to index the topics from each article.

Index to articles

This index is sorted chronologically by the date of the article's appearance in print. The category Category:Ann_Arbor_Observer_articles provides an alphabetical index. Additional organizing efforts are welcomed.

1982

• Ann Arbor Central Mills April 1982.. See also: Ann Arbor Central Mills, G.F. Hauser's City Brewery, Robert Ailes, G. Frank Allmendinger, Gottlieb Schneider, Michigan Milling Company.
• Mack and Company: The Nieman-Marcus of Ann Arbor April 1982.. See also: Mack and Company, Christian Mack, Walter Mack, Myrtle Dusty, Schwaben Verein.

1983

• Weinberg's Coliseum February 1983.. See also: Coliseum, Fred Weinberg, Weinberg's Coliseum, University of Michigan Hockey, Nate Weinberg
• The Anna Bach Home on West Liberty December 1983.. See also: Anna Botsford Bach Home, Dr. Robert MacKenzie, Marian MacKenzie, Old Ladies' Home, Anna Botsford Bach

1984

• Weinberg's Peony Garden June 1984.. See also: Weinberg's Peony Garden, 514 South Seventh Street, Carl Weinberg, Elenora Weinberg, 1114 Lutz Street, Peony Garden.

1986

• The County Poor House October 1986.. See also: County Poor House, County Farm Park, Claudius Britton

1989

• Cobblestone Houses in Washtenaw County September 1989.. See also: Cobblestone Farm, Steven Mills, 2940 Fuller Road, 10725 Jerusalem Road, Rufus Knight home, 3555 West Delhi Road, Morris Richmond

1991

• Ann Arbor's Carnegie Library February 1991.. See also Carnegie Library, Ann Arbor High School, North Quad, Ladies Library Association
• The Tuomy Farm June 1991.. See also Tuomy Farm, 2117 Washtenaw Avenue, Tuomy family, Cornelius Tuomy, Tuomy Hills, Ann Arbor Hills, Historical Society of Michigan, Bill Tuomy, Kathryn Tuomy

1994

• The Private Hospital Era March 1994.. See also: Dr. David Cowie, 320 South Division Street, Grove Cottage Hospital

1999

• Red Howard, Small-Town Cop November 1999.. See also: Red Howard, Ann Arbor Police Department, Sam Schlecht

2000

• The 1838 Jail May 2000.. See also Category:Jails, 1838 Jail, Ephraim Spaulding

Later

• The Farmer's Market Bounces Back July 1998.. See also: Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Anna Biederman
• The Detroit Observatory May 1999.. See also: Detroit Observatory, Henry Philip Tappan, Henry Walker
• The Botanical Gardens on Iroquois May 2001.. See also: Iroquois Street, Harry Gleason, Woodbury Gardens
• When Football Players Danced the Can-Can May 2004.. See also: Michigan Union Opera.
• Lane Hall December 2000.. See also: Lane Hall
• Inglis House September 1990.. See also: Inglis House, Richard Inglis
• Orange Risdon's 1825 Map December 2000.. See also: Category:Maps, Orange Risdon
• The Michigan Central Depot May 1991.. See also: Michigan Central Depot, Michigan Central Railroad, Gandy Dancer
• 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.. See also: Ann Arbor Cooperative Society
• The Rise and Fall of Allen's Creek June 1993.. See also: Allen Creek
• Henry Krause's Tannery September 1994.. See also: Henry Krause
• The Athens Press on Main Street December 1997.. See also: Athens Press
• 439 Fifth Street: From Drinking Spot to Play Yard January 1992.
• The Artificial Ice Company February 1990.. See also: Artificial Ice Company
• The West Side Dairy January 1995.. See also: West Side Dairy
• L. W. Cole and the Michigan Argus February 2001.. See also: Michigan Argus, L. W. Cole
• John Haarer Photography Studio June 2002.. See also: John Haarer
• Fred Hoelzle's Butcher Shop and Metzger's Restaurant August 1993.. See also: Fred Hoelzle, Metzger's
• Prochnow's Dairy Lunch July 1992.. See also: Prochnow's Dairy Lunch
• Justin Trubey and the Ice Cream Trade July 1989.. See also: Justin Trubey, Category:Ice Cream
• Otto's Band October 2001.. See also: Otto's Band, Louis Otto
• Ann Arbor's Municipal Beach August 1999.
• The Roy Hoyer Dance Studio February 1994.. See also: Roy Hoyer
• Cinema's First Century September 2003.
• The Underground Railroad in Ann Arbor December 1998.
• Delhi Village August 1995.. See also: Delhi, Delhi Village
• The Story of the Schwaben Halle December 2002.
• Dixboro May 1996.. See also: Dixboro
• The Broadway Bridge Parks August 1996.
• The Remarkable Legacy of Francis Kelsey August 1996.. See also: Francis Kelsey
• The Remarkable History of the Kempf House May 1990.. See also: Kempf House, Reuben Kempf
• Ann Arbor's Oldest Apartments January 2004.
• Alden Dow's Ann Arbor August 1998.. See also: Alden Dow
• Frank Lloyd Wright in Ann Arbor April 2002.. See also: Frank Lloyd Wright
• Walker Carriage Company/Ann Arbor Art Association December 1982.
• Ann Arbor's Steel Houses March 1989.. See also: Lustron
• Ann Arbor's Permanent Polling Places April 1989.
• The Rise and Transformation of American Broach May 1989.. See also: American Broach
• 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.. See also: Fiegel's
• 417 Detroit St. 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 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.. See also: Ferry Yard, Ann Arbor Railroad
• 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.
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• 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>.