The 90-year-old Blue Front store is closing. The store at the corner of Packard Street and Arbor Street in Ann Arbor is shutting down for good Saturday. When I was on campus in the mid-’80s, Blue Front at 701 Packard Street sold beer, wine, newspapers, sundries, and snacks. In 2014 the campus tradition was converted to a craft beer store.
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I remember the Blue Front. It was the place I would stop to get batteries for my Walkman, an extra roll of TP, beer, and munchies going to or from campus.
This is not surprising to me. Combine campus being deserted due to COVID-19 lockdowns with the decision to move to a $20.00 a bottle craft beer model in a student area with no parking.
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