I started wondering this after seeing #67653, about Barnes & Noble. How did the bookstore Borders get its name?

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1933 Lawrence Hoyt opens a rental library in Bridgeport, CT. 1962 Hoyt opens his first independently owned bookstore in Pittsburgh, PA, and calls it The Walden Book Store in tribute to Henry David Thoreau's literary classic, Walden. 1971 Tom and Louis Borders open an 800-square-foot used bookstore in the academic community of Ann Arbor, MI, and call it Borders Book Shop. Over the coming years Tom and Louis expand their operation, opening new stores in new markets. http://www.bordersgroupinc.com/about/history.htm Jun 30 06, 11:27 AM

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