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AADL Talks To: Susan Wineberg

Susan Wineberg
Susan Wineberg, October 1995

Susan is a local history institution in Ann Arbor. She’s been president of the Washtenaw County Historical Society, served on the Historic District Commission, and worked with several groups on prominent local history projects and exhibits. She's accumulated a vast collection of local history, including a slide collection documenting local buildings; and she co-authored the book on Historical Buildings in Ann Arbor. Susan talks with us about how she happened upon her love of local history and local architecture in particular. She shares several stories detailing the politics involved in historic preservation efforts and the many friends and colleagues she worked with over the years.

Historical articles and photos about Susan Wineberg

Susan Wineberg Collection

Dean Baker and Liz Gottlieb Protest In Front of State Theater, May 1986 Photographer: Colleen Fitzgerald

Dean Baker and Liz Gottlieb Protest In Front of State Theater, May 1986 image
Year:
1986
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 31, 1986
Caption:
Free Popcorn: U-M students Dean Baker and Liz Gottlieb handed out free popcorn Friday night in front of the State Theater to renew a long-standing protest against owner Kerasotes Theaters. Organizers said they hoped the free popcorn would cut into sales inside the theater. The theater, one of three owned by Kerasotes, has been boycotted since the chain bought it in 1984 and fired union projectionists, replacing them with non-union workers. Last year, Kerasotes sued The Pinkertons, a street theater group that staged protest skits in front of the theater, saying they had cost the chain $10,000 in revenue. That suit was settled out of court earlier this year.

Tony Kilbourne Changes the Marquee at the State Theater, April 1997 Photographer: Lon Horwedel

Tony Kilbourne Changes the Marquee at the State Theater, April 1997 image
Year:
1997
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 18, 1997
Caption:
Tony Kilbourne, an employee of Michigan Signs Inc. of Ann Arbor, puts himself in a bit of a precarious perch Thursday while working on the State Theatre marquee above the Urban Outfitters store on South State Street at E. Liberty Street.

State Theatre Marquee, October 1956

State Theatre Marquee, October 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 6, 1956
Caption:
MARQUEE MESSAGE: The management of the two campus area theaters urged a Michigan football victory over Michigan State today by rearranging the wording of the films they're showing. This one at the State Theater puns on the picture "Tea and Sympathy" by making one side of the marquee read "Tea D's For Michigan, Sympathy For State."