A Lament for Open Borders
More thoughts on the erstwhile bookstore, retail, and land use
As you’ve probably seen if you’ve been reading this newsletter for awhile, retail history is an interest of mine, related to but also distinct from urbanism. Brick-and-mortar retail has an obvious urbanist angle, because it takes place in the built environment, and also because we seem to be looking at a massive over-supply of brick-and-mortar retail sp…