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Congratulations to Weller Book Works in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month.
On Saturday, August 17, the store will host a party from 4-6 p.m. featuring remarks by Tony Weller and Rocky Anderson as well as Brooke and Terry Tempest Williams. There will be live music, beverages, cake and hors d'oeuvres, along with an exclusive reusable tote bag designed for the anniversary party. Staff and customers will look back on the store's history, and look forward to its future.
Founded by Gustav Weller in August of 1929, just a few months before the stock market crash, Weller Book Works was originally called Zion's Bookstore. Throughout its history the store has survived the Great Depression, World War II and a major fire in 1971, not to mention the rise of big-box stores and discount chains, as well as online shopping.
Over the years it has been renamed multiple times, occupied several different storefronts and was owned by four generations of Wellers. In 2012, Sam Weller's Books became Weller Book Works and moved to its current location in Salt Lake City's Trolley Square.