Comments on: Packard & Woodlawn

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:25:33 +0000

Seems like both China on the Run and Bev’s lasted a pretty long time. I know China on the Run closed because Lisa Parola was moving on to other things, not because the business wasn’t doing well. Do I don’t think it’s totally cursed, but it is in a very odd location.

By: TeacherPatti

TeacherPatti — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:13:13 +0000

Darn health department ;)
Nothing seems to last there very long…I hope whatever goes in does well!

By: Wystan

Wystan — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:26:03 +0000

Yes, but the health department quickly made them drop the (authentically English) newspaper wrap and switch to waxed paper.

Although Lucky Jim’s Fish & Chips didn’t last long, the British novelist Martin Amis, son of Kingsley Amis, spent a chuck of his formative childhood years growing up in Ann Arbor.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:18:33 +0000

Yes! Thanks.

By: Gail Grigsby

Gail Grigsby — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:15:15 +0000

Lucky Jim’s. She was the ex of Kingsly Amis. Good fish and chips wrapped in newspaper!

By: ColleenM

ColleenM — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:37:55 +0000

Jim. something with Jim in the name. Which referred to the title of one of the novels, or a character in the novel.

By: ColleenM

ColleenM — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:25:55 +0000

Wasn’t it owned by the ex-wife of some well-known English author?

By: TeacherPatti

TeacherPatti — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:09:55 +0000

Oooh, I don’t know but a fish and chips place that close to my house would be both awesome (for the taste buds) and dangerous (for the butt)

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:06:25 +0000

What was the name of the fish and chips place that used to be there? Anyone remember?