Book City (Canada)

Book City is a Canadian independent book store chain based out of Toronto.[1][2]

History

Book City opened its first store in the Annex neighborhood of Toronto in 1976.[3]

Locations

At its peak, the chain had six locations in Toronto.[4]

Their flagship location at 501 Bloor Street West in The Annex neighbourhood closed in 2014.[5] Their location in the High Park neighbourhood closed in 2012, but a new location was opened nearby 2 years later.[6] As of 2026 four locations remain:[7]

  • Book City Bloor West Village — 2354 Bloor St. West
  • Book City on Danforth — 348 Danforth Ave.
  • Book City in the Beach — 1950 Queen St. East
  • Book City St. Clair — 1430 Yonge Street

Notes

  1. ↑ Time Out Toronto. Great Britain and paris: Ebury Publishing. 2005. p. 145. ISBN 1-904978-32-0.
  2. ↑ "Books/Publishing: Book City 🍁". Made in CA. 5 March 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Book City's flagship Annex store to close after almost 40 years". thestar.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  4. ↑ Zhu, Eva (25 October 2024). "Frans Donker: A man who transformed Toronto into 'Book City'". TorontoToday. Village Media. Archived from the original on 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "After 37 years in the Annex, BookCity to close". CBC News. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  6. ↑ McAllister, Mark (5 May 2014). "Book City returns to Bloor West Village". Global News. Corus. Archived from the original on 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Locations". Book City. Archived from the original on 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.


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