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    Burton Tower - View from the 10th floor observation deck, 120 feet above Ann Arbor, through one of the clock faces (photo by Michael Pihulic)

    Burton Tower

    5.0(7 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Hard to miss this 212 foot tall tower on the campus of the University of Michigan. They do offer…read moretours but not in the late afternoon when I was here. Instead, you can sit in the courtyard and listen to the carillon ringing. The Burton Tower was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Leroy Burton, who was president from 1920 to 1925. The carillon itself it the world's fourth-heaviest and has 53 bells weighing 43 tons. It has a concrete shell with a limestone facing. [Review 11121 overall, 894 of 2019.]

    Overlooking State Street in downtown Ann Arbor,Michigan is the landmark Burton Memorial Clock Tower…read morelocated on the campus of The University of Michigan.It houses a grand carillon built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Leroy Burton (presidency: 1920-1925). This beautiful carillon is the world's fourth-heaviest, containing 53 bells and weighing a total of 43 tons.It stands at 192 feet it is used for housing education offices. The high-rise tower was designed in an interesting mixture of art deco and art moderne architectural styles The design was greatly influenced by Eliel Saarinen. . . . . #universityofmichigan #burtonmemorialclocktower #burtonclocktower #seetheusa #photografxworldwide #waynesalvatti #michigan #annarbor #uofm #goblue #marionleroyburton #carrillons #belltowers #M #annarbormichigan #ilovemichigan #iloveuom #wolverines #bells #elielsaarinen #architecture #architecturalphotography #historicallandmarks #uofmcentralcampus

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    Burton Tower - The 1936 clockwork that plays the Westminster Quarters every 15 minutes (photo by Michael Pihulic)

    The 1936 clockwork that plays the Westminster Quarters every 15 minutes (photo by Michael Pihulic)

    Burton Tower - The 53 bells of the Charles Baird  (photo by Michael Pihulic)

    The 53 bells of the Charles Baird (photo by Michael Pihulic)

    Burton Tower - Burton Tower Carillon ,located on The University of Michigan,overlooking State Street,Ann Arbor,Michigan

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    Burton Tower Carillon ,located on The University of Michigan,overlooking State Street,Ann Arbor,Michigan

    Ann Arbor Street Art Fair - Awesome find at the art fair this year

    Ann Arbor Street Art Fair

    4.2(36 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    Local in A2. Very interesting time to be here because the foot traffic downtown explodes. The art…read morebooths are fun to see but a lot of it is stupidly expensive. Food options are also super limited; it's a few food trucks with local businesses selling overpriced iterations of some of their fare. A couple of happy hour spots I like in town shut their discounts down for the weekend. Most art is unexceptional. I really don't feel like anything is worth purchasing but it is fun to browse. With that said. It was fun to see the variety of works on offer. The La Croix booth (free la Croix seltzers) and pickle booths ($8 for a small, $11 for a large), were some of the most popular stands I saw. Perhaps there could be more of a consumable stand next year.

    AA Art Fair is one of the best events of the year in AA and definitely one I look forward to every…read moresingle year! My challenge to myself each year is to visit every nook and cranny of art fair because it is EXPANSIVE! My strategy is to go more than one day (obviously a little difficult to do if you're coming into town for this each time, but still completely worth it) so that I can spend at least one day looking at everything, MARINATE on it all, and then come back another day in the same weekend to buy everything in a less impulse-centric way! The AA Art Fair goes on for a whole weekend in July each summer, normally ranging from Thursday to Sunday! There are well over 1,000 vendors to look at and it basically spans across many of the streets throughout all of Ann Arbor (Main, Liberty, State, South U, East U, University, Washington, and more!). It's not only Michigan's, but the WHOLE NATION'S, largest JURIED art fair and it worth checking out a thousand times over! I've been checking out the art fair basically every year since 2010 and I've loved to see how it has evolved over the years! Obviously there are some vendors that keep coming back and that I have gotten to know over the years, but there's also so many new and incredible vendors that show up from year to year just waiting to be discovered and it's absolutely the funnest thing ever! The only downside to the art fair is how HOT it can be given that it takes place at the peak of Michigan summer, so take precautions with sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, and PLENTY of water breaks and/or duck into shops throughout AA for brief respite as needed! It's wonderful because there are also tons of the AA storefronts that you can check out during art fair as well because they'll put on massive deals knowing that art fair is going on! AA Art Fair is truly the best! I hope everyone gets to check it out at some point in their lives and am eagerly looking forward to next July's art fair again!

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    Ann Arbor Street Art Fair - Glassblowing demonstrations @ AA Art Fair 2023

    Glassblowing demonstrations @ AA Art Fair 2023

    Ann Arbor Street Art Fair - My dog with the Welcome to Art Fair sign!

    My dog with the Welcome to Art Fair sign!

    Ann Arbor Street Art Fair

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    Alley Art - from website

    Alley Art

    4.5(2 reviews)
    3.5 mi

    Aptly named "Alley Art," artist Monte Fowler did a wondrous job turning this boring alley into his…read moreown art haven. The mural runs on both sides of the alley almost completely through the block. From the website photos you can see that it's very involved, intricate work. What makes this alley so special isn't just that it's had hundreds of hours of work done to it. Because of its high profile, many local artists, both tag artists and otherwise, have added their two-cents to the alley as well. There's a sub-alley that goes parallel to liberty that's completely covered with chewed bubblegum. There's plenty of stencils, as well as poems, stories, and other small pieces of art over top Folwer's work and on the cement. What also makes this alley worth a look is the musicians/performers that hang out here, panhandling. (If you're not scared of those sorts!) There's a flute player, an accordion player, and a horn player that frequent the alley. As well, there's a man dressed like Michael Jackson circa Thriller that dances in the alley with a boombox... not surprisingly, playing MJ's tunes. He's my absolute favorite. Give him and the alley a visit!

    Actually the artist who designed and then painted all the murals in art alley was A2 native artist…read moreKatherine Tombeau (not Fowler) and a bevy of friends...so the citation below is incorrect and Fowler should NOT be claiming someone else's work as his own...LAME!!!

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    Alley Art - From website

    From website

    Alley Art - From website

    From website

    Alley Art - From website

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