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AADL Talks To: Bob and Patty Creal, Lifelong Ann Arborites and Washtenaw County History Society Board Members
Robert and Patty Creal, married 63 years this summer, are both board members for the Washtenaw County Historical Society with deep family roots in the Ann Arbor area. In this wide-ranging interview, Bob, a retired lawyer, and Patty, a former teacher, talk about their parents' and grandparents' Ann Arbor. They also paint a vivid portrait of Ann Arbor during the 1940s and 1950s with stories of growing up on opposite sides of town during the World War II era of rationing and Victory Gardens to a courtship involving no less than two iconic Ann Arbor institutions. Bob also discusses the signal achievements of his father, Cecil O. Creal, who served as mayor of Ann Arbor from 1959-1965.
S. State St. Business District Hit By Nine Fires In 23 Years
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November
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1956
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Collins Shoppe To Move Store To Campus Drug Site
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3
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March
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1955
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Men Working At The Collins Shop Building Site, March 1955
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1955
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Ann Arbor News, March 24, 1955
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Work is under way (left) on clearing the site of the burned-out former Campus Drug Store at S. State and E. Liberty Sts., where a new building that will house the Collins Shop is to be erected. Inevitably, the project draws the attention of sidewalk superintendents (above).
Ann Arbor News, March 24, 1955
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Work is under way (left) on clearing the site of the burned-out former Campus Drug Store at S. State and E. Liberty Sts., where a new building that will house the Collins Shop is to be erected. Inevitably, the project draws the attention of sidewalk superintendents (above).
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Passersby Watch Activity At The Collins Shop Building Site, March 1955
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1955
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Ann Arbor News, March 24, 1955
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Work is under way (left) on clearing the site of the burned-out former Campus Drug Store at S. State and E. Liberty Sts., where a new building that will house the Collins Shop is to be erected. Inevitably, the project draws the attention of sidewalk superintendents (above).
Ann Arbor News, March 24, 1955
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Work is under way (left) on clearing the site of the burned-out former Campus Drug Store at S. State and E. Liberty Sts., where a new building that will house the Collins Shop is to be erected. Inevitably, the project draws the attention of sidewalk superintendents (above).
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Men At Work -- While People Watch
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1955
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New Building Rises Where Old One Burned
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July
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1955
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Collins Shoppe To Open Monday
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November
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1955
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New Collins Shoppe Interior, November 1955
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1955
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Ann Arbor News, November 28, 1955
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NEW STORE OPENS: The Collins Shoppe today opened its new quarters at S. State and E. Liberty Sts. Its former location at 600 E. Liberty St. will house a Jacobson store addition. Shown here is the main floor of the women's apparel store, which also will occupy the basement. Professional offices will be on the second floor. The Collins Shoppe's new store was the site of the Campus Drug Store before it was burned out in February, 1954.
Ann Arbor News, November 28, 1955
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NEW STORE OPENS: The Collins Shoppe today opened its new quarters at S. State and E. Liberty Sts. Its former location at 600 E. Liberty St. will house a Jacobson store addition. Shown here is the main floor of the women's apparel store, which also will occupy the basement. Professional offices will be on the second floor. The Collins Shoppe's new store was the site of the Campus Drug Store before it was burned out in February, 1954.
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