What’s that? ‘For sale’ sign posted at empty Ann Arbor site where high-rise was planned

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The empty site where the 13-story Vic Village East high-rise was once planned on South University Avenue in Ann Arbor listed "for sale" with a ground lease on Jan. 4, 2024. (Ryan Stanton | MLive.com)Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s been roughly a decade since Middle Earth, one of Ann Arbor’s most quirky and popular shops, closed its doors on South University Avenue after 47 years.

The Safe Sex Store next door soon followed and the buildings were demolished to make way for a high-rise development.

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