Earlier this week Michelle Barron, owner of The Book House in St. Louis, learned that the developer who purchased the historic Victorian property where the independent bookstore has been located since 1980 planned to demolish it this coming July and replace the building with an industrial storage facility. But Bill Barron, who represents the Great Northern Developments company that now owns the building, told the St. Louis Dispatch he’s pledging to help Barron find a new home. “We don’t want her on the street,” he said. “We want to work with her.” Barron said the company “is considering several options, […]
