CRN: Sandy McAdams of Daedalus Books remembers Charlottesville in the 70’s
One of the downtown fixtures of the City of Charlottesville for over 30 years is Sandy McAdams, the owner of Daedalus Bookshop. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville to talk about the challenges he’s had operating a business off the Downtown Mall. McAdams moved to Charlottesville in 1974, at a time when 29 North “had four buildings on it.” He and Coy talk about what our city was like in the mid-seventies, when the creation of the downtown mall was causing controversey. But McAdams and other business owners persevered while East Main Street was bricked over, and brought attention to Charlottesville by helping to create the famed C&O Restaurant.
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Hi Sandy,
Having gone to college at Mary Washington and dated a guy from UVA for most of my time there, I know and love Charlottesville. My husband and I now love in Ormond Beach and we’d love to visit there— I’m hoping that you’ll come to our 50th reunion next year– I’d love to reconnect. Nancy (Wagner) Latham