page_title: Unabridged Bookstore
section_title: 20th century
hierarchical_section_title: Unabridged Bookstore / History / 20th century
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a photo of Unabridged Bookstore on N Broadway Avenue in Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois.
context_page_description: Unabridged Bookstore is an independent bookstore started in 1980 by Edward Devereux. Unabridged Bookstore opened on November 1, 1980, with two business partners and $18,000. Unabridged Bookstore is known for its dedicated and knowledgeable staff. Hand-written, personal recommendations from employees line the shelves. "The most distinguishing feature at Unabridged might be the little yellow note cards affixed to staff picks on favorite titles."
context_section_description: Originally started as a one storefront on the 3200 block of North Broadway in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. The store now occupies three storefronts and is one of the biggest independent bookstores. One of the oldest independent bookstores in Chicago and one of the only bookstores in the city focused on LGBTQ literature, "viewed as somewhat of a radical business plan" since its opening in the 1980s. Over the years the bookstore has become known for its chalkboard quotes and "its large selection of LGBTQ titles." Unabridged Bookstore has specialized in selling well-known and obscure gay and lesbian literature.
caption: Unabridged Bookstore. Lakeview, Chicago. 2015.
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