By Jim Leach
Photo provided by Susan Hines via SangamonLink
We all have favorite downtown stores. For many people, Shadid’s Book Mart on South Sixth was that place.
It was a family-owned business that had its roots in a classic newsstand in the 1940s. In August of 1958, the family acquired space at 322 South Sixth and opened the business, originally but only briefly known as Mag and Book Super. As Shadid’s Book Mart, it became a popular destination for book lovers across Springfield.
The business endured for nearly four decades, even after the opening of White Oaks Mall in 1977 put a big dent in other downtown retail ventures. For years it would stay open until 10 at night, although those hours were cut back later. Even celebrities would stop by as they passed through town, such as when Red Skelton came in to buy some books while in town for a live performance. The family sold the business in 1991, but it would operate under the Shadid name for four more years until
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