27 Oct 2026 October’s Office artifact: 1974 edition of Doubleday Life “The Old Corner is Alive and Well in Boston”
This month, our office artifact is a November 1974 edition of Doubleday Life featuring the then newly restored Old Corner Bookstore!
In the mid 20th Century, Doubleday Books had operated a branch under the name “Old Corner Bookstore” at 50 Bromfield Street. But that didn’t stop them from championing the restoration of the original Old Corner Bookstore at the corner of School and Washington streets! After decades of transformation along with the rest of downtown, the storefront at 50 Bromfield is no longer intact, though there remain a few relics to remember it by…