Sidewalk construction notice, 1940

The May 16, 1940, State Journal has a “Notice to Property Owners of Sidewalk Construction” for a large number of properties on Lenawee, Washtenaw, and Gordon Avenue, all on the west side. I see such notices a lot in the 1910s, but not so often this far into the century. The official verbiage used is nearly the same as it was 25 years previous: “Resolved by the city council of that it Is a necessary public Improvement…” but instead of saying that “a sidewalk shall be constructed” this commands that a sidewalk shall be “repaired.” So evidently, someone had laid a lot of bum walk on Lenawee and Gordon, since it was already in such need of repair by 1940. Also of interest is that the resolution was brought by an Alderman Schneeberger; I don’t know if he was any relation to the E. Schneeberger whose name turns up in 1920s sidewalk markings.

Marshall St., filled in footprints

Sidewalks with footprints in them (human and squirrel) are common enough, but this was the first time I had seen something like this. It appears that someone’s careless footsteps were deep enough to warrant repair, and more concrete has been smoothed into the depressions, leaving what looks like ghost footprints.

This is on Marshall Street by the parking lot behind Jersey Giant, which is at the northwest corner of Marshall and Michigan.