tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post1010799406921055560..comments2024-03-19T16:56:38.565-04:00Comments on Damn Arbor: Art installation at the old Borders BuildingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-39026113233256753262012-12-10T18:06:02.549-05:002012-12-10T18:06:02.549-05:00John, our long-deceased Borders in Hollywood (Cali...John, our long-deceased Borders in Hollywood (Calif.) has already become a "concept" Walgreen Store (I guess concept means high-end drugs and a sushi bar). So if it can happen to us, I'm sure it will happen in Birmingham as well. So sad.Monica Polinghttp://www.travelglitter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-9364982034324653712012-12-07T15:48:01.544-05:002012-12-07T15:48:01.544-05:00I've heard about Literati Bookstore opening up...I've heard about Literati Bookstore opening up downtown Ann Arbor - I guess in a couple of months. Should be a good addition to the downtown scene. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-47324033101200980062012-12-07T11:06:09.419-05:002012-12-07T11:06:09.419-05:00They sell books at Walgreens, Jon. Maybe you'v...They sell books at Walgreens, Jon. Maybe you've heard of New York Times bestselling authors Danielle Steele and John Grisham. Hello?!B.C. Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504566302430214625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-16487485126501156712012-12-07T09:07:15.575-05:002012-12-07T09:07:15.575-05:00Big trees die and saplings come up in the sunny sp...Big trees die and saplings come up in the sunny spot...Look for a new bookstore opening downtown in February: Literati BooksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-11525782128182034592012-12-05T00:17:34.154-05:002012-12-05T00:17:34.154-05:00What? But there's already a CVS on State and H...What? But there's already a CVS on State and Huron...Erika Josthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319300496302140670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-65585525489004472732012-12-04T21:21:41.912-05:002012-12-04T21:21:41.912-05:00JW, there are rumors that the old Ulrich's Boo...JW, there are rumors that the old Ulrich's Bookstore (about half a block away) might become a giant, two-story Walgreens. So who knows. Anything is possible these days. Ben Connor Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193673795454832674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-51617377311571670692012-12-04T17:36:06.346-05:002012-12-04T17:36:06.346-05:00I heard that the former Borders location in Birmin...I heard that the former Borders location in Birmingham on Woodward is becoming a Walgreens. A giant, two-story Walgreens. I doubt something like that would happen in downtown Ann Arbor, but be warned. (<a href="http://birmingham.patch.com/articles/walgreens-slated-to-open-this-fall" rel="nofollow">Source</a>. I can't find any more current info about whether or not it's actually happened or opened yet).Jon Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758123839364159915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-23387541327516528242012-12-03T21:55:51.001-05:002012-12-03T21:55:51.001-05:00Border's died because of piss poor management ...Border's died because of piss poor management not because of some "bookstores are dying" thing.Mikoyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233567334731737103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-33277368292417103472012-12-03T13:21:28.850-05:002012-12-03T13:21:28.850-05:00Yeah, Necola's is a really good counterpoint t...Yeah, Necola's is a really good counterpoint to the "bookstores are dying" mantra. Ben Connor Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193673795454832674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-9854374431001780312012-12-03T13:02:08.292-05:002012-12-03T13:02:08.292-05:00I was as saddened as anyone by Borders' closin...I was as saddened as anyone by Borders' closing, but to equate that with the decline of books seems a little disingenuous.<br /><br />Especially at this store, where Dawn Treader is less than two blocks to the west.<br /><br />I would still like to see a library-themed bar in this location. (Or, better yet, Nicola's? Nicola's? Is the rent too high?)Erika Josthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319300496302140670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281014352729737607.post-47091132753352640462012-12-03T12:47:17.417-05:002012-12-03T12:47:17.417-05:00Hyperbole. When I moved to Ann Arbor in 1993, &qu...Hyperbole. When I moved to Ann Arbor in 1993, "on this site" stood Jacobson's department store. Borders was across the stree where MDen is now, iirc. I'm guessing they didn't start there, either.<br /><br />When the basic premise is so easily disproved, the conclusion is easy to dismiss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com