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FALL 2014 in This Issue Official publication of the Ypsilanti Historical Society, featuring articles and reminiscences of the people and places in the Ypsilanti area FALL 2014 In This Issue... Terror in the Streets .........................1 Terror By Fred Thomas A View From Olive Street ................4 By George Ridenour in the The River Street Saga Continues: The Story of Edwin and Alice Follett Uhl ................................6 Streets By Jan Anschuetz The Other “Real McCoy” ...............12 BY FRED THOMAS Courtesy of Petersen Publishing of Los Angeles. By James Mann Volunteers Receive he roots of hot rodding were in California. As previously noted, fast-ac- Service Awards ...............................14 tion drag racing became popular nationally and interest in it spread like Finds – The YHS Archives ...............16 Twildfire. Still in its infancy in the early 1950s, “no rules” was the order By Gerry Pety of the day. B rated movies like “Hot Rod Gang” visually demonstrated lawless An Ypsilanti Landmark driving behaviors which were quickly emulated by the young. Centennial ......................................18 By Peg Porter Author John Bartlow Martin was in main street- exhausts Controversy on the Michigan State Ypsilanti in 1952 doing book research. roaring………they hit the Normal Campus ..............................20 He recounted the following observa- bottom of the hill and clat- By James Mann tion: ter across the bridge still in Professor Phelps and the Teaching second gear, their pounding of Sex Hygiene ................................22 “The stop-light at Huron and engines reverberating as By James Mann Michigan turns red. Six cars taillights’ grow dim in the Chautauqua at the Riverside .........24 line up at the red light, three distance; while back up at By Val Kabat cars abreast facing each way, the intersection the light has Snapshots of Ypsilanti ....................26 and the occupants of all the turned red again and six cars are kids. The girls are more cars have lined up and Society Briefs fresh-faced in babushkas. are waiting to do it again. The boy driver of one car ‘Drag-racing’, the kids call it.” From the President’s Desk ................2 heading east strives to appear Society Board Members ..................2 uninterested in what is going Such scenarios were not limited to on, but if you look closely Ypsi streets. Similar misbehaviors Museum Board Report ...................11 you can see that covertly he were taking place in towns and villag- GLEANINGS Sponsors ....................27 es across America. This blatant disre- is watching the traffic signal. Membership Application ...............27 Now the car beside him, a gard for public safety brought howls roadster painted fire-engine of protest from local citizenry. Police red, races its motor. He races departments had their hands full trying his, and shoots a glance at to quell the pandemonium. Potentially the red car’s driver; his hands hazardous competitions caused terror tighten on the wheel and now in the streets, and solutions to the prob- HISTORICAL SOCIETY he looks unabashed at the lem were sought! Fortunately groups Ypsilanti traffic signal; it flashes green of California car clubs joined together For information about upcoming and they are off, the two of with law enforcement in order to count- Society events, visit us online them leaping ahead of the car er the negative public image created by unchecked, rebellious youth. Begun in beside them, racing side by www.ypsilantihistoricalsociety.org side two abreast – here on the 1951, the National Hot Rod Association From the PRESIDENT’S DESK BY Alvin E. RUDISILL his has been an outstanding year for the Ypsilanti Historical Society. Our Ypsilanti HISTORICAL SOCIETY “PAY OFF THE MORTAGE” campaign was very successful and in Septem- ber we were able to pay the City of Ypsilanti the balance owed on the Board of Trustees: T $250,000 purchase of the property at 220 North Huron Street. Maxe Obermeyer Maria Davis, Virginia Davis-Brown, was asked to plan the celebrations for this accomplishment and he orchestrated Gerald Jennings, Val Kabat, Jackson Livisay, Karen Nickels, a “Burn the Mortgage” party for major donors and also conducted a “Destroy the John Pappas, Alvin Rudisill, Mortgage” activity at the quarterly membership meeting in September. Diane Schick, Robert Southgate, Nancy Wheeler Our next major effort will be to install the 200 named bricks that were sold as part of the campaign. Approximately $30,000 was raised from the sale of bricks. Museum Advisory Board: Our plans are to place the bricks on each side of the sidewalk leading up to Virginia Davis-Brown, Kathleen Campbell, the front door of the Museum. A contractor has been hired, permits have been Marjorie Fahndrich, obtained, and we expect the sidewalk to be repaired and the bricks placed in Jackson Livisay, Fofie Pappas, October. Robert Southgate, Rita Sprague Nancy Wheeler, Daneen Zureich Our two Interns, Ashley Turner and Melanie Parker, are planning a Halloween Archives Advisory Board: party for children ten and under in the Museum on October 26 Kim Clarke, Maria Davis, John Pappas, between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. There will be a $5 charge for Gerry Pety-ex officio, Hank Prebys, each child and children must be accompanied by an adult. Ac- George Ridenour, Diane Schick, tivities planned include: child approved ghost stories, fortune Jane Schmiedeke, Lisa Walters, telling, face painting and Victorian crafts. A small lunch will be Bette Warren served and costumes are optional. If you are interested in at- Endowment Fund tending please call the Museum at 734-482-4990 between 1 and 5 pm Monday Advisory Board: through Friday. Kenneth Butman, Nat Edmunds, Lynda Hummel, Paul Kuwik, The YHS Board of Trustees presented “Gerald Jennings Service Awards” to Don Loppnow Karen Nickels, James Mann, George Ridenour and Lyle McDermott at the September Quarterly Maxe Obermeyer, Steve Pierce, Alvin Rudisill Membership Meeting. Please read the article in this issue of the Gleanings to see the significant contributions these three individuals make to the services we • provide in the Archives. Ypsilanti Historical Society We are always looking for articles for the Gleanings from individuals who grew 220 North Huron Street up in Ypsilanti. Please contact me via email at [email protected] if you have an idea Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197 for an article. The next deadline for the submission of articles is November 15. Museum: 734.482.4990 Archives: 734.217.8236 If you are not currently on our email listserv please call the Museum at 734-482- www.ypsilantihistoricalsociety.org 4990 and have your name added. We are using the listserv only for program notifi- • cations and your email address will not be shared with others. Also, please check the Event Schedule on our web site for upcoming special programs and displays. GLEANINGS Staff We are looking for volunteers to serve as docents for the Museum or research Editor ...................................... Al Rudisill assistants for the Archives. Both the Museum and Archives are open from 2:00 Assistant Editors .....................Peg Porter to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Sunday. If you are available during that time and are Fofie Pappas Kenneth Warner interested in helping us preserve the historical information and artifacts of the Design & Layout .........Pattie Harrington area, or in educating the general public about our history, please give me a call Advertising Director ... Lauren Thomson at 734-476-6658. Finance Director ................Karen Nickels Distribution ............................. Kaila Barr Contact Information If you have suggestions for articles Museum: 734-482-4990 or if you have questions, contact [email protected] Al Rudisill at 734.476.6658 or YpsilantiHISTORICAL SOCIETY [email protected]. 220 North Huron Street Archives: 734-217-8236 Ypsilanti, MI 48197 [email protected] Ypsilanti GLEANINGS is published 4 times a year by the Ypsilanti Historical The Ypsilanti Historical Museum is a museum of local history which is presented as an 1860 home. Society, 220 N. Huron Street, Ypsilanti, The Museum and Fletcher-White Archives are organized and operated by the Ypsilanti Historical Society. We are all volunteers and our membership is open to everyone, including non-city residents. MI 48197 Archives | Collections | Donations | Event Schedule | Membershp | Publications | Volunteer 2 Ypsilanti GLEANINGS • FALL 2014 • www.ypsilantihistoricalsociety.org Terror in the Streets continued from page 1 made a concerted effort “Dedicated To Safety” to unify car enthusiasts program brought order throughout the United out of the chaos on the States and upgrade the streets. public opinion of “hot rodders.” The NHRA phi- Becoming a car club losophy caught on quick- member required pros- ly and youthful disciples Decal of the National Hot Rod pects to pledge to follow Association (courtesy of NHRA). scurried to join. rules. Good driving be- haviors were expected Member prospects were and violating them was offered a free booklet not tolerated. The fol- entitled, How to Form lowing is an example of a Club, plus suggested an oath taken upon join- by-laws and other help- ing: “I pledge myself to ful materials. A joiner know and to obey all received a membership of the laws of the road card, NHRA decal and a and also the laws which membership manual ex- the members of the plaining the aims and pur- club have drawn up”. poses of the Association. This booklet provided Displayed on an individ- suggestions for upgrad- The National Hot Rod ual’s car, the club plaque Association was started in 1952 ing the sport, and includ- (courtesy of NHRA). was a badge of proud ed a section on club orga- membership. Belonging nization and activities. Promoting safe to the NHRA and a local car club made drag racing nationally by standard- members feel part the national move- izing the rules was no mean achieve- ment based on an interest in hot rods, ment. However, a milestone was at- customized cars, and drag racing. In tained when the first NHRA Nationals addition, clubs offered participants Drag Competition was held in Great the chance to make new friends with Bend, Kansas, September 29-October whom they could “talk the talk”, and 2, 1955.
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