Cork Run
The mere mention of “Corktown Races” had us singing “Camptown Races” all day long (the modern version, not the offensive original). Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
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Fun Stuff
The York Sign
The sign’s a minor landmark. Tommy was a major force.
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Spirit of Ann Arbor
“Finally, another one that I recognize at first sight! … The Spirit of Ann Arbor,” says David Frye. It’s “the Charles McGee relief sculpture on the Carver-Gunn Building on Liberty St.,” writes Jeri Hollister.
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Pinball Pete’s Sign
“I spy Pinball Pete’s in its new digs on Liberty,” writes Ginny Weingate, citing the clue. It’s the “marquee at [their] new location at 500 E. Liberty,” writes Ben Carter.
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Barton Dam
It’s remarkable that some of Ann Arbor’s best scenery doubles as hardworking infrastructure.
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Liberty Plaza Mural
July’s I Spy “depicts a segment of the Liberty Plaza mural at the corner of E. Liberty and S. Division,” says Ivana Tullett.
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Art Fair Bingo Board
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Good to the Last Crumb
“This is the Good to the Last Crumb mural by Jesse Kassel,” says Cathy Chow. The mural graces “the west-facing wall of the historic Pretzel Bell Building at 120 E. Liberty St.,” says David Frye, citing the A2 Art Center Murals website. “The full mural includes (among other things) a pretzel and a bell.”
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The 8 Ball Saloon
Let’s celebrate National Dive Bar Day—a real thing! July 7—and toast Ann Arbor’s only remaining true dive,* the 8 Ball Saloon. Tucked beneath the Blind Pig, it’s the place where musicians, pool sharks, students, townies, punks, and insomniacs slide in for cheap drinks, pool, darts, and free popcorn while the rest of town worries about its LinkedIn profile.
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Bespoke K9 Tayloring
We received 160 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Bespoke K9 Tayloring on page 61 of the June issue.
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