Last week a cacophony produced by the use of various hammers, saws, and drills echoed through the forthcoming Revival Food Hall on South Clark, where construction workers were finishing up preparations for the enormous upscale food court. But final touches were being made much more quietly in the southeast corner of the space: Curbside Splendor, the longtime independent press specializing in what it calls the “extraordinary voices” of the midwest, was getting ready to open its first storefront operation. It’s more stable territory for a bookseller well-known for hawking its merch on folding tables at festivals like Pitchfork.
These homegrown sensibilities extend to Curbside’s relationship with its new neighbors. “Like the restaurants here, we are a sampling of what Chicago has to offer,” Huffman explains. “It makes sense that we are here.”
Revival Food Hall Mon-Fri 7 AM-7 PM 125 S. Clark 773-999-9411revivalfoodhall.com/vendors/ curbside-books-records
