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Acres of Books building may return to its 1920s roots (minus Ye Olde Grist Mill)

Avatar photoby Tim GrobatyDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

In the 1950s, immediately before Acres of Books brought its 6.5 miles of shelves full of nearly a million volumes to the space, it was, first, the Western Corral, a country-western dance hall with Texas swing by local and touring acts such as Billy Carter & His All Stars.

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