[1] The store was founded in 2005 by Josh Spencer, the first incarnation being inside a Downtown Los Angeles loft.

While here, the store sold books and other items online, then, in December 2009, it opened a bookstore at 4th and Main Street.

It tells the story of how Spencer was injured as a young man and lost the use of his legs, forcing him to re-examine his life.

[7] Los Angeles Film Review called the effort an "ode to resilience.

[9][10] The bookstore featured in the 2021 Netflix series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.