Elliott Bay Book Company

Elliott Bay Book Company
IndustryBookseller
Founded1973 (1973)
FounderWalter Carr
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
United States
ProductsNew books
Owner
  • Tracy Taylor
  • Murf Hall
  • Joey Burgess
Number of employees
30+
Websitewww.elliottbaybook.com

Elliott Bay Book Company is an independent bookstore located at 1521 10th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. The Seattle Times described the store as the "region's premier independent bookstore" and the Associated Press referred to the bookstore as "a literary landmark."[1] The New York Times claimed in 1999 that "most Seattleites would agree" that Elliott Bay Book Company was the "bookish heart" of the city.[2] The bookstore opened in 1973 in the Pioneer Square neighborhood and moved to Capitol Hill in 2010.

  1. ^ "Landmark Seattle book store will be sold". The News Tribune. Associated Press. February 20, 1999. p. B2. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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