Wooden Shoe Books, South Street’s anarchist bookstore, marks 50 years, surprising even its founders
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An anarchist bookstore run entirely by volunteers might seem an unlikely candidate for longevity. But Philadelphia’s Wooden Shoe Books has survived for half a century on South Street.
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