Red Emma's move is seen as a boost for Greenmount Avenue and Waverly
Before she was deported from the United States in 1919, labor organizer and anarchist leader Emma Goldman was considered one of the most magnetic speakers of her time, drawing huge crowds whenever she lectured. A century later, community leaders in central Baltimore are hoping that the bookstore and coffeehouse that bears her name will draw crowds to the Waverly Main Street renewal district and the Greenmount Avenue corridor. After more than three years in Mount Vernon, the worker-owned cooperative that runs Red Emmaâs Bookstore Coffeehouse has announced plans to leave its current locati...
Source: baltimorebrew.com