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Zena Schumacher Home at 326 S Fifth Ave Completely Demolished for New Federal Building, June 1975 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Zena Schumacher Home at 326 S Fifth Ave Completely Demolished for New Federal Building, June 1975 image
Year:
1975
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 4, 1975
Caption:
They Paved Paradise . . . A wrecking crew works amid the rubble of what used to be a house at 326 S. Fifth Ave. as demolition work get underway on the site of a federal building for Ann Arbor. The house, which used to hold a law office and several apartments, was the last building to be acquired by the U.S. government in preparation for the $4 million federal building in the block bounded by S. Fifth and S. Fourth avenues, E. Liberty and E. William streets. Until yesterday the house sported a sign which borrowed lyrics from as ong to proclaim, "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." Demolition work was begun today on the Masonic Temple in the background. Related Story on Page 1.

Demolition of Stadium Tavern, December 1985 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Demolition of Stadium Tavern, December 1985 image
Year:
1985
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 9, 1985
Caption:
Smashed - Splintered walls are all that is left of the Stadium Tavern, an old-time workers' bar where beer and shots of whiskey were the favored drinks. Citizens Trust plans to construct a branch on the site. A few history buffs and ex-patrons were on hand to watch Ron Meyers and his crane turn the tavern into rubble over the weekend.

Bank Seeks Corner Site Of Old Bar

Bank Seeks Corner Site Of Old Bar image
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23
Month
October
Year
1985
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Demolition of the Whiffletree Restaurant, February 1990 Photographer: Larry E. Wright

Demolition of the Whiffletree Restaurant, February 1990 image
Year:
1990
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 21, 1990
Caption:
SITE CLEARED: The walls of the building west of the old Whiffletree Restaurant on Huron Street were tumbling down Tuesday, 19 months after fire gutted the building and the adjacent downtown Ann Arbor eatery. But the demolition of the Whiffletree was delayed pending an investigation by city officials to determine whether the building is salvageable. Ro-An Realty partner Andy Gulvezan said the site will be used temporarily for a parking lot, until the fate of the restaurant is settled.

Site Cleared

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21
Month
February
Year
1990
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Demolition of the Wuerth Theater, September 1965 Photographer: Doug Fulton

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Year:
1965
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 29, 1965
Caption:
Former Wuerth Theater: The interior of the old Wuerth Theater, which was buildt in 1916 and abandoned in 1957, is being reworked as part of a $180,000 prroject to net all-new, expanded commercial facilities for Faber's Fabrics of 326 S. Main, Fiegel's Men's and Boy's Wear of 322 S. Main and a third lessee. The old Wuerth, a familiar scene to many Ann Arbor residents, pioneered in the showing of early motion picture "one reelers."

Do You Have Desire For Demoltion?

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25
Month
June
Year
1995
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