Red Emma's
| Red Emma's | |
|---|---|
Red Emma's Cathedral Street location | |
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| 39°19′37.2″N 76°36′34.5″W / 39.327000°N 76.609583°W | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Type | Bookstore, Vegan Restaurant |
| Established | 2004 |
| Other information | |
| Website | redemmas |


Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse is a radical infoshop in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[1] Run by a worker-owner collective, Red Emma's sells fair trade coffee, vegan foods and books. It also provides free computer access to the Baltimore community, wireless internet and film screenings, political teach-ins, and community events.
History
[edit]Named for anarchist Emma Goldman, Red Emma's was formed in 2004 by a collective that included Johns Hopkins University graduate students John Duda and Kate Khatib[2] and bookseller Cullen Nawalkowsky[3], who had closed a Fells Point district infoshop, Black Planet Books, the previous year due to declining business.[4]
Red Emma's first location was at 800 St. Paul Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood.[5] In 2013, it formed a relationship with Thread, a year-old coffeehouse, and moved to 30 W. North Avenue in the Station North neighborhood.[6][7] In 2019 or 2019, it moved to 1225 Cathedral Street in the Midtown neighborhood.[5] In April 2021, it was announced that they would purchase and move into two buildings in the Waverly neighborhood in Baltimore, at 415 E. 32nd Street and 3128 Greenmount Avenue.[8][9] The Waverly location opened in October 2022.[10]
2640
[edit]In March 2007, Red Emma's joined St. John's United Methodist Church to form 2640, "a noncommercial, cooperatively managed space for radical politics and grassroots culture."[11] The organization manages the church at 2640 Saint Paul Street in the Charles Village neighborhood. In addition to Sunday services, the facility is used as a community space.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Retriever Weekly > Features > Coffeeshop collective inspires crea…". September 8, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Spring 2014, Bret McCabe / Published (March 10, 2014). "The expanding business plans of Red Emma's collective in Baltimore". The Hub. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Green |, Alex. "WI15: Bookselling in The City That Reads". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Radical Baltimore bookstore Red Emma's plans expansion". WTOP. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- 1 2 McCauley, Mary Carole (June 1, 2018). "Red Emma's restaurant and bookstore is moving to Mid-Town Belvedere". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ↑ October 2019, Ron Cassie | (October 8, 2019). "Radical Growth". Baltimore Magazine. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Red Emma's announces move to Station North - City Paper Blogs". City Paper Blogs. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2026.
- ↑ Tkacik, Christina (April 23, 2021). "Baltimore's Red Emma's is moving again, this time to a 'forever home' of its own in Waverly". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Red Emma's move is seen as a boost for Greenmount Avenue and Waverly". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ Gunts, Ed (October 21, 2022). "Red Emma's officially opens at its new location in Waverly". Baltimore Fishbowl. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ↑ "What is 2640?". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Church, anarchists come to each other's rescue". Baltimore Sun (November 27, 2007)
Further reading
[edit]- Cassie, Ron (October 2009). "Radical Success". Baltimore. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- Cassie, Ron (February 10, 2014). "Radical Success Continues: Red Emma's Now Open in Station North". Baltimore. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse at Wikimedia Commons
- 2004 establishments in Maryland
- Anarchist collectives
- Anarchist organizations in the United States
- Coffeehouses and cafés in the United States
- Companies based in Baltimore
- Bookstores in Maryland
- Emma Goldman
- Infoshops
- Worker cooperatives of the United States
- Industrial Workers of the World in the United States
- Anarchist bookstores
- Socialism in Maryland
- Independent bookstores of the United States
- Food and drink companies established in 2004
