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Boy Takes "Shortcut" Between Trains near Ferry Field, April 1957 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Boy Takes "Shortcut" Between Trains near Ferry Field, April 1957 image
Year:
1957
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 29, 1957
Caption:
Scrambles up on coupling. "Taking a shortcut" is as old as life itself, especially where boys and girls are concerned. The element of risk often serves only to add zest to the adventure. One "shortcut" that has Ann Arbor police and Ann Arbor Railroad officials worried is pictured in the accompanying series of sequence photos by News Photographer Douglas Fulton. When the arrival of a freight train coincides with dismissal time at Ann Arbor High School, adventuresome students use this method, and some others, to get past the obstacle. The trains stop and switch cars on the tracks which run past Ferry Field. Switching involves sudden stops and starts without warning, and the fear is that someone may be thrown off balance and under the wheels. In some instances, boys have been observed crawling under trains that are actually moving. In other cases, air locks have been released, stalling trains for 10 to 150minute periods, and seals on freight cars broken. Railroad officials and police wish the homeward-bound students would cross over the Stadium Blvd. viaduct and give up the potentially dangerous "shortcut" through Ferry Field.

Boy Takes "Shortcut" Between Trains near Ferry Field, April 1957 Photographer: Doug Fulton

Boy Takes "Shortcut" Between Trains near Ferry Field, April 1957 image
Year:
1957
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 29, 1957
Caption:
Ready to jump down to ground. "Taking a shortcut" is as old as life itself, especially where boys and girls are concerned. The element of risk often serves only to add zest to the adventure. One "shortcut" that has Ann Arbor police and Ann Arbor Railroad officials worried is pictured in the accompanying series of sequence photos by News Photographer Douglas Fulton. When the arrival of a freight train coincides with dismissal time at Ann Arbor High School, adventuresome students use this method, and some others, to get past the obstacle. The trains stop and switch cars on the tracks which run past Ferry Field. Switching involves sudden stops and starts without warning, and the fear is that someone may be thrown off balance and under the wheels. In some instances, boys have been observed crawling under trains that are actually moving. In other cases, air locks have been released, stalling trains for 10 to 150minute periods, and seals on freight cars broken. Railroad officials and police wish the homeward-bound students would cross over the Stadium Blvd. viaduct and give up the potentially dangerous "shortcut" through Ferry Field.

Aerial Photograph of Ferry Field, University of Michigan, March 1956

Aerial Photograph of Ferry Field, University of Michigan, March 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 23, 1956
Caption:
Ferry Field Landscape is Changing: This air view of the northeast corner of Ferry Field shows some of the new construction added to the Michigan Athletic plant. At the extreme northeast corner is the new ticket and administration building. To its left is the unfinished new swimming pool. The old administration building along State St. is shown and now has been taken over by the intramural department. The intramural building is shown in the center with the Old Ferry Field gridiron still looking trim. Beyond the intramural building are a few tennis courts. Bottom center is shown the old concrete stands and lower center is the baseball stands and part of the diamond where Coach Ray Fisher's boys will be cavorting soon. The roof of the Yost Fieldhouse is shown lower right. Quite a lot of money has been invested in this athletic plant as pictured here.

Utility Lines Near Ferry Field Downed During The Windstorm, May 1959

Utility Lines Near Ferry Field Downed During The Windstorm, May 1959 image
Year:
1959
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 11, 1959
Caption:
UTILITY LINES DOWNED: The storm knocked out electrical and telephone service for numerous persons as many utility lines and poles came down. This scene is by the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks and at the southwest corner of Ferry Field.