Ypsi: History

On his Ypsihistor blog, James Mann posts an article from the May 1, 1909 Ypsilanti Daily Press: “Guests who are regular boarders of the Hixson café going there this morning for their breakfast discovered a sigh on the door to the entrance of the dining room which read as follows: CLOSED INDEFINITELY. Inquiries as to whether service could be expected in the near future were met with unsatisfactory answers. A reporter for the Press calling at the Occidental endeavored to have Mr. Hixson issue a statement for the benefit of the patrons of the bar and café. ‘I have absolutely nothing to say,’ declared the proprietor. ‘Will you open again in the near future?’ he was asked. ‘That is my business.’” [Source]