 Giovanni's Room in February 2014 | |
| Company type | Bookstore |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Bern Boyle Dan Sherbo Tom Wilson Weinberg  |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Historic Bookstore | |
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| Location | 345 S. 12th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 |
| Coordinates | 39°56′42″N 75°09′41″W / 39.94501°N 75.16128°W |
| PHMC dedicated | October 15, 2011 |
| Website | www |
Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni's Room, also known as PAT @ Giovanni's Room and formerly known as Giovanni's Room Bookstore,[1][2][3] is a gay bookstore in Philadelphia. It has been called the "center of gay Philly".[4] Founded in 1973 in Philadelphia, Giovanni's Room Bookstore was named after James Baldwin's gay novel Giovanni's Room.
Philly AIDS Thrift, a 501c3 non-profit thrift store founded in 2005[5], took ownership of the store after former owner Ed Hermance retired in 2014, thus leading to the store being known now as Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni's Room, also known as PAT @ Giovanni's Room.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Connie Wu (July 25, 2014). "Nation's Oldest LGBT Bookstore Rescued from Closing". OutTraveler.
- ^ a b "Oldest US Gay Bookstore to Reopen in Philadelphia - ABC News". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ a b "EPGN". epgn.com. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Gillespie, Tyler (21 May 2014). "The Last Day at Giovanni's Room, America's Oldest Gay Bookstore". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Philly AIDS Thrift makes biggest donation since its founding in 2005". WHYY. Retrieved 2024-11-06.