130-Year-Old California Bookstore Seeks
Buyer
Vroman’s is a community landmark in Pasadena, Calif. Now, its longtime
owner says he’s ready to turn over the reins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/books/vromans-bookstore-pasadena.html
Dawn Levesque, 77, goes to learn about World War II. Heidi Barnett, 43,
a mother of two, comes to buy presents for her children. Justin Beblawi,
25, has visited since he was a kid and now goes to work there as a clerk.
For people of all ages in Pasadena, Calif., Vroman’s Bookstore, founded
in 1894, has been a mainstay, a meeting place, a reliable sanctuary in a
world of rapid change. When its founder, Adam Clark Vroman, died in 1916,
he left the bookstore to his godson, Alan Sheldon, a Vroman’s employee.
