From 1900 through 1975, the city of Ypsilanti underwent a multitude of
changes as it developed from a small farming community into a center of
education and business. The rise of the automobile and the insurgence of
auto manufacturing, the progress of local arts and theater, the opening
of the Bomber Plant at Willow Run, and the transformation of a teachers'
college into Eastern Michigan University are just a few of these
historic developments. This book, a companion to Ypsilanti: A History in
Pictures, chronicles Ypsilanti's magnificent growth throughout the
twentieth century, and the celebrated people, places, and events that
helped shape the city as it is known today.