Downtown Lansing's Favorite Old Restaurants Walking Tour
The Historical Society of Greater Lansing is hosting a
downtown Lansing walking tour featuring the “lost restaurants of Lansing” 10
a.m., Saturday July 25. The tour which will leave from Lansing City Hall is
free and is being held in conjunction with the Capital Car Auto Show and the
Taste of Downtown sponsored by Downtown Lansing Inc..
Walkers will explore locations of more than 12 area
restaurants and discuss the history of those restaurants including the Plaza
Room and Fielder’s Room in the Olds Hotel, Jim’s Tiffany Lounge, Dines, the
Knight Cap, Brauer’s 1861 House, Tarpoff’s, Foo Ying, Estelle’s, Kewpees, Home
Dairy and the Parthenon.
Valerie Marvin, president of the Historical Association of
Greater Lansing said the tour will explore both the fine dining experiences and
the more casual eateries that once graced downtown Lansing.
“These were the type of dining establishments where people
celebrated anniversaries, birthdays and became engaged. Younger residents
remember romantic pre-prom and hop dinners,” Marvin said.
She also said several of the restaurants are where
legislators went to work out compromises and lobbyists entertained. Numerous
clubs also held their monthly meetings in several of the restaurants.
Only two of the restaurants, the Knight Cap and Kewpies, are
still serving diners today.
The tour will be conducted by Gary Koelsch, and is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Greater Lansing and Downtown Lansing Inc.
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