Volunteers remove the Culture Stock sign Sunday in Aurora, after the store closed in March due to environmental health concerns. Since 2012, Culture Stock was in a building owned by the city of Aurora government at the corner of Galena Boulevard and Water Street. The Culture Stock Board spent the last few months seeking to work with the City to determine the building’s safety after volunteers at Culture Stock reported feeling sick. Culture Stock had to recycle and dispose books and belongings after they said their independent test showed elevated levels of a toxic mold.
Nicole Mullins photo