Independent bookstore in Columbia's Five Points opens its doors.

• Position: All Good Books

Book lovers have a new home in Columbia's Five Points district.

All Good Books, the neighborhood's first independent bookstore in many years, held its grand opening and ribbon cutting at noon on Thursday, March 2.

Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann joined members of Columbia City Council, Richland County Council and a large crowd of more than 100 supporters for the grand opening ceremony.

Ryan Coleman, director of economic development for the City of Columbia, said the bookstore drew the best crowd for a business opening that officials have seen since they started hosting the special events in support of new businesses.

The 3,000-square-foot bookstore is located inside a historic building at 734 Harden St. Known as the Hair Building, it was built in 1923 and previously housed the Parthenon, a popular Greek restaurant, and The Thirsty Parrot, a now-defunct bar.

Dewey Ervin Architectural of Columbia handled the design and McCrory Construction was the general contractor for the renovations on the building, which started during summer 2022.

"We could not have done this without this level of support," said Clint Wallace, who partnered with his friend Ben Adams to open All Good Books.

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