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The Ladies' Literary Club of Ypsilanti was founded in 1878 by Sarah Smith Putnam, with 17 members. [5] [6] The club functioned as a learning society.Since learning opportunities for women remained few clubwomen developed courses of study in various historical topics from the French Revolution to early Greek and Roman societies. [6]
Ypsilanti is served by daily newspapers from Detroit. Ypsilanti once had its own daily newspaper, the Ypsilanti Press, but that paper closed June 28, 1994, after 90 years in business. [38] Upon closing, the Press sold its masthead, archives and subscriber list to The Ann Arbor News, which then began publishing an Ypsilanti edition.
The Ypsilanti District Library moved into the old Ypsilanti Post Office building in downtown Ypsilanti in 1963. The Ypsilanti District Library is a library in Washtenaw County, Michigan, serving Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township, and Superior Township. The library has been in operation since 1868, and today provides services with three branches and ...
A map of the principal buildings in Depot Town. Depot Town is a commercial area, with some residences above storefronts, [1] in Ypsilanti, Michigan's historic district. Depot Town proper consists of East Cross Street from the Huron River to North River Street, and a small area on the 300-block of North River Street.
In 2007, Schuler opened a location in downtown Grand Rapids, in part of the former Steketee's department store. This store closed in 2013. [9] Schuler acquired an Espresso Book Machine in 2009, and began offering print on demand books. [10] [11] In 2014, Schuler acquired Ann Arbor bookstore Nicola's Books. [12]
The Martha Washington Theatre was the second purpose-built movie theatre in Ypsilanti. The first was the Vaudette at 19 North Huron Street, which opened in 1907 in a former grocery store. The local press criticized the safety of the 40-seat Vaudette after fires at similar theatres, and it closed around 1912. [3] Line drawing of the theatre, 1915
The Ypsilanti Historic District is a historic district located along several blocks on each side of the Huron River in the center of Ypsilanti, Michigan.The original portion of the district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978; [1] additions to the district were nationally listed in 1989.
Daniel L. Quirk Jr. was from a prominent Ypsilanti family; he founded The Ypsilanti Players, Inc. in 1933 and his daughter, Nancy Quirk Williams, was First Lady of Michigan, 1949 to 1961. New classroom and office space was added in 1967, and the building was last renovated in 1984 to expand the scene and costume shops, and enclose the ...