Comments on: Washtenaw Dairy Turns 75

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:01:01 +0000

Was this sarcasm?
Lol.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:22:47 +0000

ok, fine. Now Dave’s made me feel bad about the sarcasm…..

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:34:19 +0000

@Alan – If it involved tearing down historic buildings, was big and ugly and the neighbors hated it, planning commission and council would bend over backward to make sure the developer got his way…and btw, I don’t remember the OWS ever complaining about Jefferson Mkt…

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:58:38 +0000

Or I’m doubting if the Ann Arbor Art Commission would have accepted Chris Frayne’s work with open arms either.

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:57:23 +0000

The irony is if the Washtenaw Dairy wanted to start as a business today, the Old West Side, Planning Commission, etc. would never let it get off the ground.

By: Wystan

Wystan — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:38:05 +0000

Jim, I was active on the periphery of that 1970s streetcar project. It was spearheaded by Mary Lou Slater and R. William DeBrooke. Mary Lou probably still has the several hundred slides that I took of the car and its display at the Art Fair and other venues, when we were trying to drum up public enthusiasm. The public seemed to go for it, but city council never was persuaded. Eventually the car was sold to Detroit, which already had some old-timey trolleys from Portugal, running on Washington Boulevard. Then for a while Ann Arbor tried a double-decker London bus, as a shuttle on Liberty Street from Main to State and back. I hope Mary Lou will scan those slides some day, and post them on Flickr.

By: James C. Crawford

James C. Crawford — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:13:41 +0000

Chris Frayne also produced the original Blind Pig T-shirts. Didn’t know his brother, George, was Commander Cody! Awesome! Jim, it has always been a pleasure to see the photos you’ve taken of the Fleetwood Diner and the stories and photos of the not so far past history of Ann Arbor. sI applaud your good work, it is much appreciated.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:35:00 +0000

Thanks for the plug, Dave.

At one time Chris Frayne was quite a celebrity around town. Among his many projects he painted earless Mickey Mouse heads on the sidewalk on Liberty and Washington downtown. At night the streetlights would cast shadows from the double-headed parking meters, producing ears to go with the heads. He also was part of a group that brought a streetcar from Lisbon to town where the plan was to run it in a loop like the AATA Link but on tracks. It was parked for a while on the AARR siding at First and William. His brother George was better known as Commander Cody, and Chris did many of Cody’s album covers. He also did the Fleetwood Diner T-shirt. His early death of MS in 1992 was a tragedy.

By: mr dairy

mr dairy — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:40:09 +0000

Happy Birthday, Washtenaw Dairy!