Published In:
Ann Arbor News, March 31, 1955
Caption:
Proposed Rural Activities Building Site: This aerial view of the Veterans Memorial Park (Fairgrounds) property at Jackson Ave. and Maple Rd includes the six acres scheduled to be leased to the Washtenaw Farm Council for an activities building. Property involved lies just above the large oval track a short distance from Maple Rd., shown at the left. Jackson Ave. is shown across the bottom of the picture and Dexter Ave. at the top. The City Council and the farm organization have agreed on the terms of the lease for the property. According to the lease arrangement, the Farm Council will get the land for 99 years at a cost of $15,000.