When Dave Ferrante opened up Visible Voice Books in Tremont 18 years ago, he moved in with a belief that a bookstore, done well and sufficiently-stocked, would be a boon to a growing neighborhood.

"I felt that the area, for what I was doing, would be supportive," Ferrante told The Plain Dealer in 2007. “It's a more artistic area, and I felt it had people who would 'get it' and enjoy the store.”

This year, Ferrante’s making similar moves.

In November, Ferrante will be relocating Visible Voice Books to the western fringe of Ohio City, on a part of Lorain Avenue experiencing a renaissance comparable to what Tremont witnessed in the late aughts.

And the move is also to help the bookstore grow. Visible Voice’s new spot, a former theater at 4601 Lorain, will be spacious enough to accommodate

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