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| John Evans cuts the ribbon; Alison Reid is to his right. | |
Camino Books, Del Mar, Calif., has moved to new quarters in Del Mar Plaza and celebrated the opening this past Thursday with what John Evans, who owns the store with Alison Reid, called "a very warm welcome" that featured official statements from the state senator, mayor, and the Del Mar Village Association, as well as coffee, cake, and salted dark chocolate caramels. "We were busy throughout the day with well-wishes from regular customers from our previous location and new customers from the neighborhood. It was a blast!"
The new store is almost three miles from its old location, and at 1,275 square feet is about half the size it used to be, but still holds the same amount of books. Evans described it as "cozy, colorful, eclectic, and welcoming."
The new location also has a variety of outdoor spaces for events. "We can hold hundreds outdoors on the upper deck looking out at the ocean and there's a nice, maybe 100-seat courtyard where Esmeralda's used to be and where they had their events," Evans said. And across the street is a 300-seat outdoor amphitheater. Not surprisingly, Camino Books is planning for a lot of events.
Camino Books opened in Del Mar Highlands Town Center in 2019 as DIESEL and changed its name to Camino Books last year, after the DIESEL store in Brentwood was sold.