Before she was deported from the United States in 1919, labor organizer and anarchist leader Emma Goldman was considered one of the most magnetic speakers of her time, drawing huge crowds whenever she lectured.
A century later, community leaders in central Baltimore are hoping that the bookstore and coffeehouse that bears her name will draw crowds to the Waverly Main Street renewal district and the Greenmount Avenue corridor.
After more than three years in Mount Vernon, the worker-owned cooperative that runs Red Emmaâs Bookstore Coffeehouse has announced plans to leave its current location on Cathedral Street.
The co-opâs new home will be two buildings in Waverly â a former meeting hall and nightspot at 415 East 32nd Street and a former cocktail lounge at 3128 Greenmount Avenue.