A fresh look

The changing faces of Corner businesses


While the UVA Corner has retained its old-time charm, many of the smaller service businesses that used to pepper the area “have been replaced mostly by food-related things, including alcohol and coffee,” says Paul Collinge, whose Heartwood Books opened on Elliewood Avenue in 1975. Photo by Skyclad Aerial.

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