{"id":997,"date":"2020-11-20T13:14:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T18:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/?p=997"},"modified":"2020-11-20T15:52:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T20:52:20","slug":"twenty-years-in-old-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/2020\/11\/20\/twenty-years-in-old-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Years in Old Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beloved Used Bookstore, Book Bank, Permanently Closes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Kate Casper<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a wave of small business closures in Alexandria throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the beloved secondhand bookstore, Book Bank, closed its doors for good. Book Bank joins the list of small businesses that permanently closed during this time, including Aftertime Comics, The Christmas Attic, Bl\u00fcprint Chocolatiers, and Nectar Coffee and Wine Bistro, among other independently-owned establishments in Old Town and Del Ray.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original owner of the Book Bank, Donald Alexander, opened Book Bank on West Street in Old Town in May 2001. The secondhand book shop began as \u201can expensive hobby\u201d during his retirement.\u201cOld Town was beginning to lose all of its bookstores\u2014I think it had none at the time, until the used bookstore,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-12.58.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020\" width=\"346\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-12.58.42-PM.png 562w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-12.58.42-PM-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><figcaption>Paris, Illinois on a map. Map provided by City Data. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I did was I bought a bookstore on Ebay,\u201d said Alexander. He purchased the inventory from a used bookstore in the small rural town of Paris, Illinois. When Book Bank opened at its original location, Alexander quickly realized, \u201cit wasn\u2019t a very good bookstore I bought. The tastes of people in Alexandria are different from the tastes of people in rural Illinois.\u201d The residents in Paris seemed to be fond of romance novels, while Alexandrians are more interested in historical and political books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1014\" data-id=\"1014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0342-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0342-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0342-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Book Bank was packed with shelves made by a former employee&#8217;s husband who dabbled in woodworking as a hobby. Alexander said, &#8220;They produced forty of these really nice bookcases.&#8221; Photo taken by Kate Casper.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023\" data-id=\"1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0311-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0311-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0311-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Customers flip through copies of books before making their selections. Photo taken by Kate Casper.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1018\" data-id=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0307-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0307-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0307-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fiction section of Book Bank. Alexander said that what sells well in the Northern Virginia area is war history books, reflective of the veteran population. Fiction is usually less popular. Photo taken by Kate Casper.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After three years of running in the red, in May 2004, Book Bank moved to the more optimal location at 1510 King Street, just blocks from the metro. Book Bank \u201cimmediately began making money,\u201d said Alexander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, Rachel Baker started working at Book Bank on weekends. Having moved to Northern Virginia from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Baker said, \u201cmy entire life had been upended.\u201d Baker had worked at three bookstores throughout her life and missed being part of a community of readers. She said, \u201cbooks were this connection\u2014it\u2019s a thread that has gone through my entire life, and I was missing that.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of 2010, Alexander sold the store to Baker. He said, \u201cI accomplished what I wanted to, which was to put together a successful bookstore in Old Town.\u201d Book Bank remained successful, until the pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0344-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" width=\"371\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0344-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0344-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><figcaption>Baker said, &#8220;Change is painful. Change is always painful. Even good change is traumatic and painful sometimes. The main thing is to not tie our entire self-worth to what was before. That can be hard to do&#8230;It&#8217;s okay to mourn what was&#8230;The Book Bank is no more.&#8221; Photo taken by Kate Casper.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the pandemic hit America in early March, businesses statewide temporarily shut their doors. By June, the lockdown was lifted, and Alexandria began its reopening plan; however, many local shops could not compensate for the money lost during the months of lockdown and the ongoing hesitancy of Alexandrians to leave their homes. Like many other small businesses, landlords were not affording any rent forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker said, \u201cEverything\u2019s changing. It\u2019s a lot of work to keep a small business going, especially one with profit margins as small as a used bookstore. And you add in additional factors&#8230;and it makes sense to close.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker accomodated her business to the restrictions of lockdown, putting together orders for customers and delivering books to their houses. While Baker enjoyed curating orders for specific customers, this plan lacked longevity: it was labor-intensive with little financial return.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Book Bank reopened, Baker said, \u201cI was struggling to make [it] work.\u201d It was no longer commercially feasible to run the store. In addition, her health issues increased the difficulty of daily operation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI bought the store because I couldn\u2019t bear to see it close, so it\u2019s very hard having it close&#8230;it does not feel good,\u201d Baker said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Book Bank has been a safe haven for bookworms since its inception. Baker said, \u201cI like that there\u2019s a sense of randomness that\u2019s different from any new bookstore because you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re going to find. You find books that are well-loved.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0297-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" width=\"314\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0297-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0297-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><figcaption>The pictures taped on the wall are pictures found in used books. Photo taken by Kate Casper. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Longtime Book Bank customer and T.C. Senior Emma Reynolds said, \u201cJust the experience going inside [Book Bank] is wonderful. You won\u2019t get that going into Barnes &amp; Noble. It\u2019s a different feeling going into a used bookstore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 20, Book Bank permanently closed. Baker said, \u201cThe Book Bank is no more. It is not going to exist anymore. Used bookstores still exist; I still exist; the people who shopped here still exist.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One customer said she was sad to see the shop close and \u201cwanted to support [it] in any way\u201d by shopping the closing sale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Book Bank is no longer, there is a new secondhand bookstore that Donald Alexander opened in Del Ray in late August, The Company of Books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The origin of the new Del Ray shop came during a period of Covid fatigue. In May, Alexander thought about returning to the bookstore business, saying it would be \u201ca do-over.\u201d He made a post on the NextDoor neighborhood app asking people how they would feel about a new bookstore opening in Del Ray. \u201cThere was a tremendous response,\u201d he said. Over 200 people responded to the post, all in support of a secondhand bookshop on Mount Vernon Avenue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexandrians began dropping boxes books off at Alexander\u2019s small Del Ray home. \u201cI\u2019d come home and there would be ten boxes of books dropped off\u2014good books. These are not people\u2019s trash,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-998\" data-id=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.09-AM-954x1024.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.09-AM-954x1024.png 954w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.09-AM-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.09-AM-768x824.png 768w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.09-AM.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Company of Books opened on August 29, 2020 with a successful opening. Photo posted to Facebook by The Company of Books. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"866\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-999\" data-id=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.20-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.20-AM.png 812w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.20-AM-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.20-AM-768x819.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Alexander holds up the first dollar made at the new bookstore. Photo posted to Facebook by The Company of Books. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"938\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1000\" data-id=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.45-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.45-AM.png 828w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.45-AM-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.23.45-AM-768x870.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A look inside the new book shop. Photo posted to Facebook by The Company of Books. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"552\" height=\"838\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1001\" data-id=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.24.23-AM.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.24.23-AM.png 552w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-20-at-11.24.23-AM-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">New releases from 2019 and 2020 featured at the secondhand bookshop. Photo posted to Facebook by The Company of Books. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After a successful opening at The Company of Books for Alexander, Baker made the decision to close Book Bank in early September. Although the timeline may indicate otherwise, the situation was a total coincidence. The Company of Books was intended to be another secondhand bookshop in Alexandria, not a replacement bookshop. Alexander assumed the Book Bank would continue, but when he learned it would be closing, he said, \u201cWe made an arrangement that most of the things here would go to Del Ray&#8230;so the better parts of the Book Bank will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker said \u201c[Book Bank] is dead, but everything dies, and hopefully, it brings forth something new.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker now manages the new bookstore at 1712 Mount Vernon Ave. The Company of Books is currently working on its not-for-profit status, as the goal of the shop is to sell secondhand books, while giving back to the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0345-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0345-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2020-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG_0345-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption>The Book Bank&#8217;s last day in business was September 20. Book lovers throughout Northern Virgina came to support in its last days of operation. Photo taken by Kate Casper just before closing time. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With thousands of small businesses dying across the country as the Paycheck Protection Program expired last summer, Book Bank\u2019s closure remains just one example of the impact the pandemic is having on small businesses. Baker feels lucky that her income from Book Bank was nowhere near her total family income. She said, \u201cThat\u2019s not true for all the small businesses that are closing. For a lot of them, this was their sole source of income, and they\u2019re looking at a tremendous loss\u2026I have financial security&#8230;I have safety nets. Everyone deserves to have safety nets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow The Company of Books on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Bookstore\/The-Company-of-Books-Inc-101099291683613\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Bookstore\/The-Company-of-Books-Inc-101099291683613\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To volunteer with The Company of Books, send them an email to <a>TCBdelray@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a wave of small business closures in Alexandria throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the beloved secondhand bookstore, Book Bank, closed its doors for good. 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