1868 Birdseye map of Ypsilanti.
Ypsilanti Historical Society
Zoom in and compare how the street developed in twenty-five years. In 1868, the AME church and school and a smattering of houses are clustered around the intersection. By the 1890s, houses filled the east side of Adams and the west side of the 300 and 400 hundred blocks.
Detail 1868 Birdseye
Detail, 1890 Birdseye.
South Adams Street @ 1900 