Cambria Station Antiques is in a 3-story building that once served as a storage facility for goods that arrived by train . impressive public parks we have visited in a town of its size . Interestingly , the town ’ s Main Street follows the Eastern Continental Divide with rainfall on one side flowing to the Gulf of Mexico and the other side flowing to the Atlantic Ocean .
The Old New River Bookstore consumes the rear portion of the first floor of an early 1900s warehouse . The three-story building is primarily devoted to antiques with the bookstore occupying space that was formerly an apartment for the previous owner . The building sits across the street from
the town ’ s historic 1868 railway depot that served as a passenger and , later , freight depot until 1960 . An earlier depot was burned by Union forces during the Civil War . For train buffs , the station alone is reason enough to visit Christiansburg , a town with a lot of early American history .
Walking into Old New River Books through a unique portal constructed of nearly 3,000 books , we met Ken Vaughan who , along with wife Heather , are the store ’ s owners . The couple love the New River area and chose to remain following graduation from local universities , Radford and Virginia Tech , respectively . Offering a greeting , Ken reached into the book-lined portal and opened a fake book filled with candy . Becoming burned out from years working in the software industry , he and Heather spent six years building an online book business prior to branching into retail by renting a booth in the Christiansburg antique store . Their retail business had grown to three booths when the store owner mentioned her intention to retire and offered the business to the Vaughans who , along with a business partner , took the plunge and bought the building .
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