unimaginative2
Senior Member
David Mirvish Books closing after more than 30 years
JAMES ADAMS
The Globe and Mail
January 16, 2009
One of Toronto's oldest and most beloved independent bookstores, David Mirvish Books, is closing at the end of February.
The closing of the store, owned by theatre impresario David Mirvish, was announced yesterday.
The store, specializing in books on visual art, architecture, photography and film, opened in 1974 just across from its current Markham Street location in what is now known as Mirvish Village, near Honest Ed's department store.
Its current space originally was a gallery for contemporary art owned by Mr. Mirvish.
He closed the gallery in 1975 and relocated the bookstore to its premises a few years later.
Eleanor Johnston, manager of the store for more than 25 years, said there was no one reason for the Feb. 28 closing. "David [Mirvish] just felt that it was time, that the retail world has indeed changed a lot. ... [But] it's not really a question of us not being able to weather those shifting sands, to mix metaphors. I think we just decided, 'It's enough; it's time.' "
JAMES ADAMS
The Globe and Mail
January 16, 2009
One of Toronto's oldest and most beloved independent bookstores, David Mirvish Books, is closing at the end of February.
The closing of the store, owned by theatre impresario David Mirvish, was announced yesterday.
The store, specializing in books on visual art, architecture, photography and film, opened in 1974 just across from its current Markham Street location in what is now known as Mirvish Village, near Honest Ed's department store.
Its current space originally was a gallery for contemporary art owned by Mr. Mirvish.
He closed the gallery in 1975 and relocated the bookstore to its premises a few years later.
Eleanor Johnston, manager of the store for more than 25 years, said there was no one reason for the Feb. 28 closing. "David [Mirvish] just felt that it was time, that the retail world has indeed changed a lot. ... [But] it's not really a question of us not being able to weather those shifting sands, to mix metaphors. I think we just decided, 'It's enough; it's time.' "
