As we get ready to celebrate Independence Day, let’s wish a happy birthday to some independent bookstores.
Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle has been around for 45 glorious, book-filled years.

The store’s Facebook post from June 29, 2018.

Elliott Bay Book Company in Pioneer Square, before they relocated to Capitol Hill in 2010.

An early photo of the original storefront, labeled during the Pioneer Square days.

Elliott Bay Book Company’s original Pioneer Square location.
Meanwhile, Secret Garden Books in Seattle feted their neighbor, Phinney Books, with a photo and a sweet message for Phinney’s fourth birthday.
Has your local bookstore shared something particularly uplifting lately?