After 35 Years, Cobble Hill’s BookCourt to close
Residents reflect on the end of an era
In the spring, Cobble Hill residents were saddened to hear of the news that, after 30 years, the Community Bookstore would be closing its doors.
The shuttering of the Community Bookstore — a warm and welcoming place where visitors could get lost in a maze of novels, dusty toys and vintage records — meant that only one independent bookstore remained in the area: BookCourt.
On Tuesday, however, the owners of BookCourt, Henry Zook and Mary Gannett, announced in a letter to their patrons that their shop would soon be closing as well.