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The other malls in the area had them, too, but for some reason I remember these locations the best. Not really sure why I’m having such nostalgia for mall bookstores.
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Really having a lot of nostalgia for these bookstores lately. These photos are from 1986 at the mall closest to our house. I grew up going to them all the time.pic.twitter.com/y5kHpOmiA1
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We got some Barnes and Nobles in the late 90s, both of which are still there. A Borders, too. I think the mall bookstores closed in the early 2000s, but I don’t remember.
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I mean, I have a lot of nostalgia for malls in general. I grew up in them. I think there was something homey about the mall bookstores because they were small.
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I don’t know. I just wish I could go to a mall bookstore again.
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Anyway, guess I’ll be writing that essay about bookstores next week.
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Also there was a bookstore in the big mall in town that I can never remember the name of. It was like a little fancier and also more expensive. We would go in it, of course, but rarely buy anything.
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Pretty surprised by the response to this. Thanks everybody for sharing your memories of mall bookstores! Keep em coming!
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Here's a good article about what's currently going on at B&N with a little book biz history mixed in.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-04/barnes-noble-wants-to-be-more-like-an-indie-bookseller …
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Found another photo of the B. Dalton from the other side. I think it’s from a few years later.pic.twitter.com/prD6TBjQ4s
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I worked at a B. Dalton!
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