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AACHM Oral History: Fred Adams

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Fred Adams was born in 1934 and grew up in Ann Arbor. He recalls summers playing in the Huron River, youth activities with the Dunbar Center and Jones School, his work as a paperboy, and some of the black neighborhoods and businesses in the Ann St. area. Mr. Adams worked for Johnson Controls for 41 years and owned his own business as an Industrial Manager.

Main Street Ann Arbor, July 4, 1971 Photographer: Cecil Lockard

Main Street Ann Arbor, July 4, 1971 image
Year:
1971
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, July 4, 1971
Caption:
The Main Streets of America Record The Dream In Its Every Mutation