*sobs* oh my Acres of Books. It really is heart rending. I live less than a mile away. In a mile radius around Acres there used to be no less than five other independent bookstores as recently as two years ago. Two - Open and a political bookstore "2000+ Books" moved to other parts of town. Equal Writes (gay themed) and Gnosis (new age) are gone, gone. All because of the fucking yuppization of downtown. There's also an Afro-themed bookstore (I can't recall the name) that's close by that's probably going to close down as well - thanks to emminent domain.
There used to be some decent shopping in the area. Now good stores and art galleries have had to close down to make room for the next restaurant and/or (pre-made) lofting project to bring in yuppies who wanted to be closer to the shopping and arts village. GAH.
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Date: 2008-04-10 04:41 am (UTC)There used to be some decent shopping in the area. Now good stores and art galleries have had to close down to make room for the next restaurant and/or (pre-made) lofting project to bring in yuppies who wanted to be closer to the shopping and arts village. GAH.