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There Went The Neighborhood: Old Neighborhood Walking Tour
This filmed walking tour was created during production of There Went The Neighborhood: The Closing of Jones School by the Ann Arbor District Library and 7 Cylinders Studio (7CS). Led by three former Jones School students–Roger Brown, Cheryl (Jewett) O’Neal, and Omer Jean (Dixon) Winborn–the tour describes changes that have taken place in the neighborhood surrounding the school over the past several decades. Key stops in order of appearance include the former Jones School, Ann Street Black Business District, Dunbar Center, Bethel AME Church, Wheeler Park, and Second Baptist Church.
The route (although filmed in a different order) was inspired by the Living Oral History Project’s Walking Tour of a Historically Black Neighborhood in Ann Arbor, which was created in partnership between the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County (AACHM) and the Ann Arbor District Library. Check out that tour to view these locations in person alongside historical photographs and interview excerpts!
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Portrait of Richard and Katie Blake with their Two Children, February 1988 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1988
Ann Arbor News, February 7, 1988
Caption:
The Blake family: (left to right) Eric, Kristin, Katie and Richard.
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Richard A. Blake Receives Red Cross Award of Merit for Saving Boy's Life, July 1972 Photographer: Robert Chase
Year:
1972
Ann Arbor News, July 29, 1972
Caption:
Blake Gets Award From Esch, Right, As Mollett Watches
Huron High School Percussionists rehearse for concert, February 1969 Photographer: Cecil Lockard
Year:
1969
Ann Arbor News, February 17, 1969
Caption:
Percussionists Rehearse For Concert Rehearsing for Thursday night's winter concert of the Huron High School symphony and concert bands are six members of a percussion ensemble. The students are (from left) Burt Levensen, Jon Franzalau, Carl Heuter, Richard Blake, Bart Johnson and Dan Bender. The concert will mark the debuts of the Huron bands.