Chameleon Bookstore

Native Johnstowner Russell Shorto's just released fascinating true history of the Italian mob in Johnstown, PA focusing on the years 1945-1960, 'Smalltime.' You'll recognize names, places & be amazed at how openly organized crime operated by paying off the police & others. Hardcover, $26.95 + tax. Get it at Chameleon, we're open Saturday 11-3:00 p.m. We also have '40 Patchtown' by Damian Dressick, a novel based on the brutal coal miner's strike of 1922 near Windber. PA. Paperback, $14.95 + tax. A good read for anyone interested in our region's mining history and the violent conflict that ensued between the striking miners, management, scabs & union organizers.

Chameleon Bookstore will be OPEN Friday 4-9 pm & Saturday 11-8 pm for the market in Central Park. Last year was a blast, really got me in the Christmas Spirit. We all need this, just be smart, wear a mask, avoid crowds. Appreciate if you stop at Chameleon, to warm up, browse, use the bathroom, maybe find that special book or gift. Remember our motto: "If our books were much cheaper we'd be paying you.."

Tomorrow we'll be havin' plenty of Small Business Saturday Hijinks! Chameleon Bookstore will be open from 11:00 a.m. until the cows come home (or at least sometime well after dark when mob rule takes over Central Park). Actually it's lotsa fun in the park at night, put on your best mask or two & check it out! All types of Books & other miscellaneous weird stuff on sale, tomorrow at Chameleon....

I'm not gonna STROLL, I'm gonna SCROLL! I'm not gonna STROLL, I'm gonna AMBLE! Maybe even GAMBOL, if the spirit moves me. Certainly gonna GAMBLE, being open for the HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS STROLL/LIGHT UP NIGHT during the covid surge. That's CHAMELEON BOOKSTORE, on the Central Park Square across from the gazebo. Check out our front window old-tyme holiday display, including my ol' flexible flyer sled. Lotsa books and other cool stuff as gifts at great prices, as always. Now, back to SCROLLING...

BOOK SIGNING at Chameleon FRIDAY OCTOBER 9th, 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Farmer's Market Local author Paul Ricci will be selling and signing his book "Wuthering Depths in Johnstown: by the Numbers. Ricci gives interesting snapshots of life in Johnstown - over time- using numbers. A perfect gift for anyone who cares about Johnstown.