Book-hunting route · Calgary
Fair's Fair (For Book Lovers) and 3 more
4 shops · about 10 minutes on foot · 0.6 km
This Calgary run starts at Fair's Fair (For Book Lovers), a used bookstore on 9 Avenue SE, and covers four stops in about ten minutes of walking. Seven minutes on is Adorn Boutique, then Peacock Boutique one minute later, and Change is Good four minutes after that.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Fair's Fair (For Book Lovers)
Used bookstore · 9 Avenue SE · T2G 0S5
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00
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2
7 min walk
Adorn BoutiqueSecondhand store
Sat–Wed 11:00–18:00; Thu,Fri 11:00–19:00
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3
1 min walk
Peacock BoutiqueSecondhand store
Mon–Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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4
4 min walk
Change is GoodSecondhand store
Tue–Sat 11:00–17:00
Take Spines with you
4 shops is a lot of spines to read. Let your phone do it.
Photograph the shelf and Spines flags the books worth grabbing for your taste. Free to try.
Other routes in Calgary
- Macleod Trail S run 3 shops · ~4 min
- 58 Avenue SW run 3 shops · ~6 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Calgary, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Edmonton· Thrift stores in Abbotsford· Thrift stores in Surrey· Thrift stores in Vancouver
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