Norton’s Flowers Moves to New West Ann Arbor Location
Ann Arbor, MI – Norton’s Flowers and Gifts is a 120-year-old business, and to the best of President Tim Galea’s knowledge, it’s the oldest retailer in Washtenaw County.
The original location at 2900 Washtenaw Ave., in Ypsilanti was opened by Frank Norton in 1892. The second location, in Ann Arbor’s Westgate Shopping Center, closed its doors earlier this season in anticipation of a newer more visible store.
“We wanted to be more visible to passing traffic; that is the entire reason for the move,” Galea said.
Galea explained that throughout Norton’s 21 years in the Westgate Shopping Center, “(People) were not finding us. We love this area, and we wanted new people to be able to find us.”

