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Ann Arbor was founded in January 1824 by J ohn Allen and Elisha Rumsey, both of whom were land speculators. On May 25, 1824, the town plot was registered with Wayne County as “Annarbour”. The city b ecame the seat of Washtenaw County in 1827, and was incorporated as a village in 1833. The town became a regional transportation hub in 1839 with the arrival of the Michigan Central Railroad, and was chartered as a city in 1851. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained a reputation as a center for liberal politics. During the 20th century, the economy of Ann Arbor underwent a gradual shift from a manufacturing base to a service and technology base, which accelerated in the 1970s and 1980s. Ann Arbor is home to the University of Mi chigan, established in 1837. As the dominant institution of higher learning in the city and one of the top public universities in the world, the university provides Ann Arbor with a distinct college-town atmosphere. The university shapes Ann Arbor’s economy signicantly as it employs abou t 30,000 workers, including about 7,500 in the medical center. The city’s economy is also centered on high-technology, with several companies drawn to the area by the university’s research and development money, and by its graduates. On the other hand, Ann Arbor has increasingly found itself grappling with the effects of sharply rising land values and gentrication, as well as urban sprawl stretching far into the outlying countryside. Many Ann Arbor cultural attractions and events are sponsored by the University of Michigan. Several performing arts groups and facilities are on the university’s campus, as are museums dedicated to art, archaeology, and natural history and sciences (see Museums at the University of Michigan). Regional and local performing arts groups not associated with the university include the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre; the Arbor Opera Theater; the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra; the Ann Arbor Ballet Theater; the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet (established in 1954 as Michigan’s rst chartered ballet company); and Performance Network, which operates a downtown theater frequently offering new or nontraditional plays. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, located in a renovat- ed and expanded historic downtown re station, contains more than 250 interactive exhibits featuring science and technology. Multiple art galleries exist in the city, notably in the downtown area and around the University of Michigan campus. Aside from a large restaurant scene in the Main Street, South State Street, and South University Avenue areas, Ann Arbor ranks rst among U.S. cities in the number of booksellers and books sold per capita. The Ann Arbor District Library mai ntains four branch outlets in addition to its main downtown building; in 2008 a new branch building replaced the branch located in Plymouth Mall. This new branch is called the Traverwood Branch, and opened on June 30, 2008. The city is also home to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Several annual events – many of them centered on performing and visual arts – draw visitors to Ann Arbor. One such event is the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a set of four concurrent juried fairs held on downtown streets, which began in 1960. Scheduled on Wednesday through Satu rday in the third week of July, the fairs draw upward of hal f a million visitors. One event that is not related to visual and performing arts is Hash Bash, held on the rst Saturday of April, ostensibly in support of the reform of marijuana laws. It has been celebrated since 1971. A person from Ann Arbor is called an “Ann Arborite”, and many long-time residents call themselves “townies”. The city itself is often called A² (“A-squared”) or A2 (“A two”), and, less commonly, Tree Town. Recently, some youths have taken to calling Ann Arbor Ace Deuce or simply The Deuce. With tongue-in-cheek reference to the city’s liberal political leanings, some occasionally refer to Ann Arbor as The People’s Republic of Ann Arbor or 25 square miles surrounded by reality, the latter phrase being adapted from Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus’s description of Madison, Wisconsin. Ann Arbor sometimes appears on citation indexes as an author, instead of a location, often with the academic degree MI, a misunderstand ing of the abbreviation for Michigan. Sunday Morning by Carl Miles in Ann Arbor Welcome
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Ann Arbor was founded in January 1824 by John Allen andElisha Rumsey, both of whom were landspeculators. On May 25, 1824, the town plot was registered with Wayne County as “Annarbour”. The city became theseat of Washtenaw County in 1827, and was incorporatedas a village in 1833. The town became a regionaltransportation hub in 1839 with the arrival of theMichigan Central Railroad, and was chartered as a city in1851. During the 1960s and 1970s, the city gained areputation as a center for liberal politics. During the 20thcentury, the economy of Ann Arbor underwent a gradualshift from a manufacturing base to a service and technology base, which accelerated in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan,established in 1837. As the dominant institution of higherlearning in the city and one of the top public universities inthe world, the university provides Ann Arbor with a distinctcollege-town atmosphere. The university shapes Ann Arbor’s economy signicantly as it employs about 30,000 workers, including about 7,500 in the medical center. Thecity’s economy is also centered on high-technology, withseveral companies drawn to the area by the university’sresearch and development money, and by its graduates.On the other hand, Ann Arbor has increasingly found itself grappling with the effects of sharply rising land values andgentrication, as well as urban sprawl stretching far intothe outlying countryside.
Many Ann Arbor cultural attractions and events aresponsored by the University of Michigan. Severalperforming arts groups and facilities are on the university’scampus, as are museums dedicated to art, archaeology, andnatural history and sciences (see Museums at theUniversity of Michigan). Regional and local performingarts groups not associated with the university include the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre; the Arbor Opera Theater; the Ann
Arbor Symphony Orchestra; the Ann Arbor Ballet Theater;the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet (established in 1954 asMichigan’s rst chartered ballet company); andPerformance Network, which operates a downtown theaterfrequently offering new or nontraditional plays.
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, located in a renovat-ed and expanded historic downtown re station, containsmore than 250 interactive exhibits featuring science andtechnology. Multiple art galleries exist in the city,notably in the downtown area and around the University of Michigan campus. Aside from a large restaurant scene inthe Main Street, South State Street, and South University Avenue areas, Ann Arbor ranks rst among U.S. cities in
the number of booksellers and books sold per capita. The Ann Arbor District Library maintains four branch outletsin addition to its main downtown building; in 2008 a new branch building replaced the branch located in PlymouthMall. This new branch is called the Traverwood Branch,and opened on June 30, 2008. The city is also home to theGerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Several annual events – many of them centered onperforming and visual arts – draw visitors to Ann Arbor.One such event is the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, a set of fourconcurrent juried fairs held on downtown streets, which began in 1960. Scheduled on Wednesday through Saturday in the third week of July, the fairs draw upward of hal f amillion visitors. One event that is not related to visual andperforming arts is Hash Bash, held on the rst Saturday of April, ostensibly in support of the reform of marijuanalaws. It has been celebrated since 1971.
A person from Ann Arbor is called an “Ann Arborite”,
and many long-time residents call themselves “townies”.The city itself is often called A² (“A-squared”) or A2(“A two”), and, less commonly, Tree Town. Recently,some youths have taken to calling Ann Arbor Ace Deuceor simply The Deuce.
With tongue-in-cheek reference to the city’s liberalpolitical leanings, some occasionally refer to Ann Arboras The People’s Republic of Ann Arbor or 25 square milessurrounded by reality, the latter phrase being adapted from Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus’s description of Madison, Wisconsin. Ann Arbor sometimes appears oncitation indexes as an author, instead of a location, often with the academic degree MI, a misunderstanding of the
abbreviation for Michigan.
Sunday Morning by
Carl Miles in Ann Arbor
Welcome
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Ann Arbor,
Michigan
Customer Service Center
(Located diagonally across the street from City Hall)
City Center Building, 1st Floor220 East Huron Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 994-2700Fax: (734) 994-1765E-mail: [email protected]
Ann Arbor is a city in the
U.S. state of Michigan andthe county seat of Washten-aw County. It is the state’sseventh largest city with apopulation of 114,024 as of the 2000 Census, of which36,892 (32%) are universi-ty or college students. The
city, which is part of theDetroit-Ann Arbor-Flint,MI CSA, is named after thespouses of the city’sfounders and for the standsof trees in the area.
