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New book chronicles visual history of downtown Ann Arbor

http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/

The Arcadia Publishing series of books about cities and towns around Michigan now has a book devoted to the city many in East Lansing think of as its top rival.Current State’s Scott Pohl talks with author Patti Smith about “Images of America: Downtown Ann Arbor”. She's a teacher who grew up in suburban Detroit who moved to Ann Arbor in her late 20’s and fell in love with the place.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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