The Legacy of Books Galore Pioneers and preservation on upper Peach Street by Erin Phillips
Erin Phillips
Long time employee, Bob Dobiesz (right) works the cash register, while Assistant Manager, Lisa Sciamanda, bags and boards comic books in the Gaming section.
These days, when you take a trip to upper Peach Street, it can be hard to imagine how this area of our town looked 100 years ago. Passing by car dealerships, chain restaurants, and massive superstores, it feels impossible that this area was once farmland and wilderness, with horses and buggies trudging through unpaved, sparsely populated dirt roads. There is, however, one surviving relic from those simpler times. Sandwiched between the corporate sprawl of the Millcreek Mall and the expanding reach of LECOM developments, sits the unassuming old storefront of Books Galore (five-time Best of Erie Winner for Best Comics and Collectibles Shop and Best