Abaton Books
Founded: 1991
Closed: 1994
Address: 2525 W Pikes Peak Ave.
Founder:: Tamara Bartlett
Abaton Books was a bookstore opened in the early 90's by owner and founder Tamara Bartlett and her partner Brenda Lansberry, which had a primarily gay and lesbian audience. The bookstore was located in Old Colorado City. [2]
When the bookstore closed, its stock was donated to the The Pikes Peak Gay & Lesbian Community Center. [3]
The local lesbian publication, New Phazes, was published out of the bookstore.
Photos
2525 W. Pikes Peak Avenue in 2011 from Google Street View
Abaton Books ad in the September 22, 1993 issue of Out Front
Key Dates
- 1991: Abaton Books opens.
- 1994: Abaton Books closes.
References
Opened and closed dates are based on first and last mentions of the store within local and statewide archives. If you know more exact dates, Contribute To The Project. ↩︎
“Abaton Books in Colorado Springs.” OUT FRONT, vol. 18, no. 14, 22 Sept. 1993, Colorado Historic Newspapers, https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=OTF19930922-01.2.71.1. ↩︎
Bartlett, Tamara. “Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Season 3 – Tamara Bartlett.” [Colorado Springs, CO], 11 Oct. 2022, Charles L. Tutt Library | digitalCC, https://digitalcc.coloradocollege.edu/record/3219?ln=en&p=bartlett&v=pdf#?xywh=-1972%2C-1%2C6902%2C3574. Audio. ↩︎