The building is festooned with antique details, from ancient silver radiators and beautiful old cash registers. The building itself is a treasure trove, even aside from the books.
On the highest floor, you had to turn on the lights depending on which aisle you were browsing. Not sure why this struck me as such a gorgeous feature but it did.
There were... just so, so many books. An obscene amount. Something out of a fairy tale-- well, my kind of fairy tale, anyway.Seriously, there are several floors (the basement, the ground floor, and two more floors accessible to the public) just jammed wall-to-wall with books.
The Ohio Book Store used to be a book bindery. Well, it still serves that function, but that used to be its claim to fame. Many of the rare books were bound in-house, and in the basement the bindery is still up and running.
The Ohio Book Store: http://ohiobookstore.net/
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As a senior JRN major at Miami (your alma mater, as well, I hear), I wrote a piece on Ohio Bookstore for a narrative nonfiction class. I can only agree with your post-such an amazing place. Next time, chat with the guys who work there. The owner (Jim Fallon) has worked there before it moved into its current location, and his two sons now work in the book bindery (I got to follow them around back there...so cool!) Anyway, they have the greatest stories, esp. about living in Cincinnati and how downtown has changed.
yup, "epic" is the right term for this place.
Yeah, that place is great... I haven't been in a while but I used to go there occasionally. I got some good local history books from there and yes, the owners are very friendly and helpful.
Love that place.
Perfect for buying gifts.
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