EYE OPENER BOOK STORE (1981 - 2018)

OWNER:Ray Baker (1981-2017) Scott Bradley (July 2017 - July 2018)
ADDRESS: 314 10th Street, Brandon, Manitoba
PHONE: (204) 727-3868

Ray joined wife Phyllis in purchasing what was then a paperback exchange bookstore in 1981.

Accompanying their purchase of paperbacks was a collection of used comic books, which ushered in wave after wave of kids keen on trading in their comics for ones they hadn’t read.

Kids soon began asking the Bakers to carry new comics, which they began doing by the mid-1980s, around which time the business shifted a couple buildings over to their current space at 314 10th St.

Sold to Scott Bradely in July 2017. Moved to 1700 Pacific Ave July 2018 and renamed Friendly Neighborhood Comic Shop

https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2017/07/17/longtime-brandon-comic-book-shop-owner-retiring-eye-opener-book-store-changing-hands
https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2018/06/16/eye-opener-book-store-moving-to-pacific-avenue-location
https://bdnmb.ca/new-location-new-name-for-local-comic-book-store/

Photo Credit: Google Street View

Updated: 2023.09.22