Downtown Pittsburgh bookstore moving to Shadyside WPXI [Video]

PITTSBURGH — A local bookstore is moving from Downtown Pittsburgh to the Shadyside neighborhood.

The move replaces another business that recently left Shadyside’s Walnut Street after a 10-year run.

Walnut Street is known for being a small business shopping district.

Athleta left and Amazing Books and Records is moving in.

This bookstore is saying so long to its downtown Liberty Avenue location.

The owners will be boxing up these books for their new digs.

“I think this location is great. It’s up and coming, said customer Kayla Gilliam. “I was driving past last weekend and they were doing an art district thing.”

On Facebook, the owners of Amazing Books informed followers that they’re moving from the downtown store after being there since April 2013.

“I never saw a lot of traffic. Liberty Avenue is just kind of…it’s not unsafe but it’s not a lot of pedestrian traffic,” said Greg Emgelmeyer, …