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There Went The Neighborhood - Studio Interview: Russell Calvert

Russell Calvert attended Jones School from kindergarten through sixth grade in the post-WWII era. He recalls the strong influence of Black business owners like his father, Burgess Calvert, and Charlie Baker. He tells the story of “The Old Neighborhood” before it became known as Kerrytown.

This interview was filmed during the making of the documentary film There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School, produced by the Ann Arbor District Library and 7 Cylinders Studio. More interviews are available in the There Went The Neighborhood Interview Archive.

Ann Arbor High School's Track Team - Winners Of The Six-A League Title, June 1959 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Ann Arbor High School's Track Team - Winners Of The Six-A League Title, June 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, June 2, 1959
Caption:
ANOTHER IN PICTORAL HONOR ROLL: Ann Arbor High's track team, by winning the Six-A League title here last week, joins the list of city prep champions. Shown here are (left to right, front row) Bob Hoffmeyer, Jim Dixon, Dick Dieterle, Lavell Moore, Aksi Kikut, Steve Lowe, Willie Haywood, Dempsey Taylor, Terry Johnson, Gary Kniffen, Eugene Washington and Herb Williams; (second row) Elmer Fournier, Bob Lennox, Frank Willis, Doug Hamilton, Jesse Campbell, Mike Staebler, Tom Rowe, Dave Claggett, Howie Lippert and Fred Hunt; (third row) Jim Stentzel, Brian Westfield, Bern Porche, Jack Rollins, George Edson, Bill Sakai and Mike Levin; (fourth row) Wilson Trice, Rick Mueller, Carl Allen, Bob Spaly, Wayne Myers and Coach Tim Ryan; (fifth row) Gerry Torsch, Gary Krause, Ken Vaitkus, Dale Cunningham and Charles Thomas. Meeting last night, the Pioneer thinclads elected Taylor and Kikut as co-captains for next season. Missing from the picture is Ryan's assistant, Coach Don McEwen.