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SUMMARY: Chapters 11\: The Bankruptcy Walking Tour
LOCATION:Victory Café (starting point)
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/11425
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Beneath Toronto=E2=80=99s storefronts lie the graves of our =
independent bookstores=2E Join our walking wake as we take a =
tour through 100 years of Canada=E2=80=99s literary retail =
history=2E From the recently demised David Mirvish Books to =
Yorkville mainstays The Book Cellar and =
Britnell=E2=80=99s=2C this walk along Bloor reveals a =
virtual graveyard of loved and lost bookstores=2E Short =
elegiac readings will occur along the route by those who =
knew them best and you are invited to lament your favorite =
shuttered stores with spontaneous shrines and love notes=2E =
Out of respect for the dead=2C we request you wear black=2C =
come prepared with umbrellas for rain and a good=2C sensible =
pair of shoes=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Scream invites you to take =
your own walking tour=3A visit thescream=2Eca for an online =
map to bookstores dead and gone but not yet forgotten=2E We =
also encourage you to share your comments and memories =
online as we build a living memorial for the vital role of =
Toronto=E2=80=99s independent booksellers=2E
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