08 Jul 2009

Trover Bookstore to Close

troverThe Washington Post and DCist are both reporting that the Trover Shop Bookstore on Pennsylvania Avenue SE will close next month after more than 50 years of business on Capitol Hill.  Damage to the card shop from the Capitol Lounge fire, “current economic climate and the changes in our industry” have left them no other “viable option.” They expect to close their doors for good in mid-August.

Trover was first located on the 100 block of Independence Avenue, SE, before moving to the location right next to Capitol Lounge, and expanding to their second location a few doors up the street.  The store was packed this afternoon with shoppers, many of whom were quick to share their disappointment at seeing a favorite Hill institution close its doors.  As one customer pointed out, he could always find the best, and most obscure books on the store’s shelves.

Why can’t Capitol Hill sustain a (new) bookstore?

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5 responses to “Trover Bookstore to Close”

  1. Mike Licht says:

    Another reason to visit Admiral Jim’s Capitol Hill Books (on C Street, across from Eastern Market).

  2. Nichole says:

    While I would love to see something like a Politics & Prose, a Kramerbooks, or even an Olsson’s (RIP) go in on the Hill, as much as I hate to admit it, I truly wouldn’t mind a Borders or Barnes & Noble. (I feel guilty just typing that!) But, much like Sharon, Trover never had what I was looking for, and like Margaret said – it was pricey compared to Amazon. There just wasn’t any upside, outside of supporting a local business – but just b/c it’s local and independent doesn’t necessarily mean it should be supported, especially when it’s not actually meeting a need.

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