Unpacking the Bookstore

Becoming A Sanctuary: The History of Harriett’s Bookshop

You’re walking down the street in historic Fishtown. You’re close to the river, the smell of water and of fish which you find ironic. The buildings are old and older, you pass countless historic landmark plaques, beautiful brick buildings, neutral tones, a sea of reds and browns and whites broken up by hip and swanky start-ups you’ve seen on Instagram—juice bars and cycling gyms and fancy organic grocery stores. Snuggled on Girard Street, between two typical brick structures, is a little storefront with cool black and white lettering.

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