​Before moving to the current location at 901 W. Lafayette Blvd, the store lived in the Michigan Theatre Building—now a parking garage dressed up like a cathedral. The stores current home, once the Advance Glove Factory, still bears signs of its past: the original floor mat at the entrance and the massive red glove painted on the side of the building. Next door, the former Otis Elevator building now holds our offices, Art Annex, and the Rare Book Room, where some of the most delicate and valuable works reside.

We’re proud to say that Hour Detroit just named us #1 Bookstore in Metro Detroit—a big honor for a store that’s never been afraid to do things the analog way; though we've finally entered the digital age (sort of). 

You can browse our Rare Book Collection online at rarebooklink.com, and we've added a Directory by Subject to help you find your way through our ever-expanding maze of bookshelves.

For more on John King’s story and the strange history of the buildings his store inhabit, check out our full About Us page.