This month, Greensboro lost McKay's bookstore, as the store relocated to Mebane. It opened on April 19th to welcoming arms of the people of Mebane. We had a chance to stop by and see the new, 35,000 sq. ft. store off of exit 154 off of I-40. The first McKay's opened in 1974. Now there is the story in Mebane and the one in Winston Salem.* If you still like to read a physical book, It is worth the trip to Winston or Mebane to find something to read. Forthuately, Greensboro has Scuppernong Books downtown on Elm Street. They work very hard to build community and to provide a well curated selection of new and used books. However, with four institutions of higher education in Greensboro alone, and six GTCC campuses in Guilford County, it seems like we could support a mega-used bookstore. Is there someone out there who wants to open one? We would love that. McKay's outgrew their old location Perhaps opening a store in Greensboro could be in their foreseeable future..
We also wonder what will become of the former building on Battleground Avenue. We're wondering if it will be removed to allow access to construction to the lot on Mill Street. Do you know?
Happy Monday! What are you reading, Greensboro?
* read more HERE.
That looks huge.
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, May 03, 2024 at 05:03 PM