Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 13, 1967
Caption:
Cement Bucket Falls, Boom Collapses: This was the scene yesterday afternoon on S. Fourth Ave. near E. William St., the site of a carport project, after a crane bucket loaded with a half-yard of wet cement broke loose and struck a worker, William Graham, 27, of Detroit. Kenneth Gass, 42, of Taylor, foreman on the job, saw the bucket speeding toward a half-dozen workers on the top level of the port and shouted a warning while the crane operator, Edward Thompson, 37, of Pontiac, swung the bucket away from the workers. The boom came to rest on a construction trailer. All escaped except Graham, who is reported in "satisfactory" condition at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital today. The brakes controlling the bucket failed.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 27, 1966
Caption:
Ann Arborites, who have been impatiently waiting for new parking places, will be happy to see the foundation (top photo) of the E. Washington St.-Fourth Ave. carport ready. When finished in about 10 months, the carport will contain seven staggered levels, one underground. The carport will be attached to the Sheraton-Ann Arbor Motor Inn, which can be seen in the background. Below, two levels of the four-level carport at William and S. Fourth Ave. have been completed. When finished, the carport will contain 500 parkings spaces. The bottom photo was taken looking northeast from William St. toward S. Fourth Ave. The Masonic Temple is visible in the background.