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Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County

Well-Known Places in Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Michigan Stadium (The Big House), Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum.

Ann Arbor Business Districts

• Downtown Ann Arbor
• State Street
• South Main Street
• Research Park
• State Street District

Major Employers in Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Google, Toyota Technical Center, Domino's Pizza.

About Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor is a leafy, progressive college town built around the University of Michigan, whose 30,000-plus employees and half-million-strong art fair define the city's rhythm. Known nationally for its bookish culture, tech and biotech economy, and 1960s-70s activist legacy, it blends Big Ten football Saturdays with fairy doors, film festivals, and one of America's most educated populations.

Its nicknames include Tree Town, A2 and the People's Republic of Ann Arbor, and in the 1960s and 1970s the city became a national center of liberal politics, civil rights work and student activism. Tiny fairy doors, a type of installation art, began appearing around downtown in 2005, when the first public door appeared outside Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea. The Borders bookstore chain began here in 1971, when brothers Tom and Louis Borders opened their first store, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library also stands in the city.

History of Ann Arbor

• Won the bid to host the University of Michigan in 1837 by offering 40 acres of land
• The Michigan Central Railroad arrived in 1839, making Ann Arbor a regional transportation hub

Landmarks and Places in Ann Arbor

• Michigan Stadium, 'The Big House,' the largest American football stadium with a capacity of 107,601
• Michigan Theater, a restored historic performing-arts venue
• Nichols Arboretum, a 123-acre university arboretum

The Ann Arbor Economy

• The University of Michigan dominates, employing about 30,000 people, including roughly 12,000 at its medical center
• Domino's Pizza is headquartered at Domino's Farms
• Google operates a major office in the city (historically its AdWords operation)

Community Life in Ann Arbor

• The Ann Arbor Art Fair draws close to half a million visitors over three July days and is billed as the largest juried art fair in the nation
• Hash Bash, held the first Saturday of April, is a long-running marijuana-activism gathering
• The Ann Arbor Film Festival receives more than 2,500 submissions annually from over 40 countries

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.annarbor.org, en.wikipedia.org