Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, August 31, 1993                   TAG: 9308310123
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: METRO 
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LANDMARK ROANOKE BOOKSHOP MAY CLOSE

James Barefoot of Bedford, owner of the store on First Street Southwest, said Monday he'll make a decision in the next week but confirmed the store probably will close.

Barefoot, who bought the store in December 1991, said large discount houses have taken most of the office-supply business.

The store opened in 1903 as China Art & Book Store. The manager, Robert T. Boswell, bought it in 1912 and adopted the current name. - Staff report