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AADL Talks To: Mark Hodesh, Fleetwood Diner and Downtown Home & Garden Founder

Thu, 12/18/2025 - 11:47am

Mark Hodesh at Downtown Home & Garden, December 1998

In May 2023, AADL talked to Mark Hodesh. Mark told us about growing up in Ann Arbor, his many jobs in town including Red’s Rite Spot, Fleetwood Diner, and Downtown Home & Garden. Mark reflected on his life in Ann Arbor, and shared stories from his many years owning the Hertler Brothers building, including a set of gold teeth, and the cats Ann Arborites have known and loved.

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AADL Talks To: Andy Sacks, Photographer and Documentarian

Wed, 09/25/2024 - 9:29pm

Andrew Sacks is an award-winning photographer and documentarian in the Ann Arbor area. He came to the University of Michigan in the late 1960s to study art and immediately joined the Michigan Daily newspaper, covering a variety of assignments, from sit-ins and student demonstrations to regional and national political campaigns. During this period, he also played jazz piano with various Ann Arbor musicians. Andy recalls the people and some of the many memorable events that shaped his life and work over the years. Andy’s vast photo negative collection is available at the Bentley Historical Library.

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AADL Talks To: Andrea Fulton, 1970s Rock Concert Promoter, Photographer, and Psychedelic Ranger

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 4:47pm

Andrea Fulton-Higgins — Andye Fulton, Otis Spann Memorial Field, 1972 *(Photo by Doug Fulton)*

Andrea (aka Andye) Fulton-Higgins, is the daughter of Douglas James Fulton, outdoor editor for the Ann Arbor News from 1955 to 1987, and Anna Louise Summers Fulton, an Ann Arbor Public School teacher for 40 years. Andrea shares her memories of coming of age in Ann Arbor during the heady days of counter-cultural Ann Arbor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She talks about her involvement in the Ann Arbor music scene and discusses the influence of her parents, in particular, her father's work and legacy as a photographer, music lover, editor, conservationist, and friend. Hundreds of Andrea's photographs are also available in the Andrea Fulton Concert Collection.

Rite Spot Restaurant Collects Funds for March of Dimes, January 1956

Year:
1956

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 30, 1956
Caption:
Anti-Polio Money: Vaud Laurence of the Rite Spot Restaurant at 517 E. William St. observes the "healthy" donations customers have been putting this month into these four polio fund canisters at the restaurant. Observable are $5 and $10 bills, which apparently were individual contributions. By Thursday $38,588 county-wide had been collected on a goal of $57,600 for the March of Dimes.