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.. 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.
• 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.
• 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 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. 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>.