The old location of Walk a Crooked Mile which is moving to Germantown Avenue under new ownership in Mt. Airy. Andrew Thayer / Staff Photographer
THE BOOKS are mostly moved, the new store is open for business and the torch has been passed.
Mount Airy's beloved Walk a Crooked Mile Books has a new owner, a new space and a whole new chapter ahead.
It also has a new name: Mt. Airy Read & Eat, a welcoming spot at 7141 Germantown Ave.
The independent bookstore, formerly located inside the historic Mount Airy train station, was supposed to close this month.
Devoted patrons weren't happy about that. It wasn't a decision longtime owner Greg Williams came to easily. And, selfishly, it wasn't one I thought should be accepted without a fight.Mount Airy's beloved Walk a Crooked Mile Books has a new owner, a new space and a whole new chapter ahead.
It also has a new name: Mt. Airy Read & Eat, a welcoming spot at 7141 Germantown Ave.
The independent bookstore, formerly located inside the historic Mount Airy train station, was supposed to close this month.
Every Philly neighborhood should have a funky little bookstore. (It boggles my mind that my Chestnut Hill neighborhood doesn't have one.) So when I first visited Williams in February, I told him we couldn't let such a gem of a place go.
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