Write On, Andersonville: Paper & Pencil Is Growing Up — and Moving to Clark Street
By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Andersonville ·
Great news for stationery lovers and analog enthusiasts: Andersonville's beloved Paper & Pencil is leveling up in a big way. Co-owners Tyler McCall and Eric Campbell announced this week that their wildly popular shop — currently tucked into a cozy 400-square-foot storefront at 1480 W. Berwyn Ave. — is moving to a spacious new home at 5208 N. Clark St., less than two blocks away but a world bigger. The new location clocks in at 1,600 square feet, roughly four times the size of the original shop, complete with a basement for housing inventory. The owners are aiming to open the new Clark Street location by May 16 — perfectly timed to coincide with the store's third anniversary.
The move comes as demand for Paper & Pencil has simply outgrown the tiny storefront. Fueled in part by social media's "return to analog" moment, the shop's TikTok and Instagram following has surged past 98,000 followers, and the Instagram reel announcing the new location racked up over 71,000 views in just three days. Perhaps most impressively, Paper & Pencil doesn't sell online — meaning fans travel from around the world to shop in person on Berwyn Avenue. When the shop recently posted a part-time job opening, it received more than 250 applications. The original Berwyn Avenue space won't go dark, either: McCall and Campbell plan to transform it into a Paper & Pencil creative studio for workshops and community gatherings this summer.
This feel-good expansion is pure Andersonville — a scrappy, locally rooted small business growing organically from neighborhood love. Stop by 1480 W. Berwyn Ave. in the coming weeks to say farewell to the tiny original, and watch andersonville.org for the grand opening announcement on Clark Street.
Sources:
1. https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/04/14/andersonville-stationery-paper-pencil-shop-moving-location-may
2. https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/13/paper-pencil-andersonvilles-hugely-popular-stationery-shop-moving-to-larger-storefront/