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Dial H For Hero

(2,971 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 09:31 AM Jun 2020

Uncle Hugo's Bookstore Burned Down in Riots (Oldest Science Fiction Bookstore in the US)

https://locusmag.com/2020/05/uncle-hugos-bookstore-burned-down/


Uncle Hugo’s, the oldest independent science fiction and fantasy bookstore in the US founded in 1974, burned down during the recent riots protesting police brutality and racism in the wake of the recent shocking death of George Floyd during a police arrest in Minneapolis. As of May 30, at least 250 businesses across the Twin Cities had been damaged or destroyed. Some, including Uncle Hugo’s, were destroyed completely by fire or suffered extensive water damage. Uncle Edgar’s bookstore, a specialty mystery, suspense, and thrillers shop, which was housed within Uncle Hugo’s, is also gone.




Shit. That place was a treasure, with vintage books and magazines going back to the 1920's. Signed first editions as well.

Just ash now.






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Uncle Hugo's Bookstore Burned Down in Riots (Oldest Science Fiction Bookstore in the US) (Original Post) Dial H For Hero Jun 2020 OP
Brutal BeyondGeography Jun 2020 #1
There will be a GoFundMe page set up by the owner, Don Blyly, later, but the one set up highplainsdem Jun 2020 #2
A rotten shame. nt miyazaki Jun 2020 #3
Awful Mike 03 Jun 2020 #4
What kind of a person sees a bookstore and thinks, "Burn it!" Dial H For Hero Jun 2020 #9
My best days as a kid was going to our science fiction exboyfil Jun 2020 #5
That makes me so sad sarisataka Jun 2020 #6
Oh no. I loved that bookstore mainer Jun 2020 #7
Sad Sherman A1 Jun 2020 #8

highplainsdem

(48,731 posts)
2. There will be a GoFundMe page set up by the owner, Don Blyly, later, but the one set up
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 09:54 AM
Jun 2020

already, by someone Don doesn't know, has been paused after notification Don will be setting up his own.

Don will almost certainly be able to use donations of old books and magazines, too, if he chooses to rebuild.

exboyfil

(17,857 posts)
5. My best days as a kid was going to our science fiction
Mon Jun 1, 2020, 09:58 AM
Jun 2020

bookstore in Southern California (The Book Sale). It was nationally recognized. Didn't know it at the time, but so many great memories came from that store.

This is a travesty.

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