'Joyce was a bookseller, but that label does not begin to do her justice.'
passed away last December at the age of 80. She grew the Tattered Cover into an internationally recognized bookstore with multiple locations when she retired in 2017. She was one of the great entrepreneurs in modern Denver, and her entrepreneurial instincts were matched by her ideals.In 1974, she purchased a small 950-square-foot struggling bookstore in Cherry Creek called The Tattered Cover.
A great staff was at the heart of the Tattered Cover. Joyce’s respect for her staff and their opinions generated truly great customer service. Staff meetings were sometimes long, but everyone had a voice, and wit and humor were encouraged. Almost every employee shared the belief that selling books was more a calling than a job.
Over the years to come, Joyce expanded many times from that first 950-square-foot store in 1974. Soon, customers were volunteering to come help. When they finally moved into the “big store,” a 30,000 square foot space spread over three floors on First Avenue, customers by the droves volunteered to help move all the books into the new location, unheard of community support.
Tattered Cover Bookstore owner Joyce Meskis left, goes over finishing details with her projects manager Regina Bullock at the new location for Tattered Cover bookstore at 2526 E. Colfax on June 20, 2006. What a statement this bookstore became for Denver. For decades the Tattered Cover was not only a gathering place, but also a tourist destination, the first place we all took out-of-town visitors. Showing off Denver to national and international travel writers, the first stop forQuite simply, there was nothing else like it in the world. The huge size of it was impossible to believe.
Dan Recht, an attorney representing the Tattered Cover Bookstore, presents his arguments during a special session of the Colorado Supreme Court at the Brighton High School auditorium on Dec. 5, 2001. The court heard arguments in the Tattered Cover Inc. vs.
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