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Lane Sanson is no more

Posted on | March 26, 2009 | 7 Comments

Tipster “H” let us know that Lane Sanson, a Carytown stanchion, has closed.

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7 Responses to “Lane Sanson is no more”

  1. formerlanesansonite
    March 26th, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

    actually, they are still open and are having one last sale coming up sometime in april. all fixtures go too. some pretty cool stuff there.

  2. chase
    March 27th, 2009 @ 11:21 am

    what is Lane Sanson? I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 8 years and I have no idea what store you’re talking about.

  3. Sam
    March 27th, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

    Drove by today and saw official close date is 3/30. “All good things come to an end.”

  4. bopst
    March 28th, 2009 @ 10:04 am

    I guess the rent was too high…

  5. formerlanesansonite
    March 29th, 2009 @ 8:46 am

    wasn’t rent because the building (actually two stuck together) is owned by the family. i think it’s just a case of getting bored of it all. 18 years is a long time to deal with trinkets and massive amounts of glitter year round.

  6. Jackie
    April 8th, 2009 @ 8:57 pm

    I was in there today and they are still open until the 15th. The owner said they are closing due to the economy and they just can’t stay in business right now. They do own the building so shes hoping to rent it out for a while and eventually reopen in a few years. I’m very bummed, that is my favorite store.

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    April 22nd, 2009 @ 2:25 pm

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