Celebrating the third place : inspiring stories about the "great good places" at the heart of our communities

Nationwide, more and more entrepreneurs are committing themselves to creating and running "third places," also known as "great good places." In his landmark work, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg identified, portrayed, and promoted those third places. Now, more than ten years after the original publication of that book, the time has come to celebrate the many third places that dot the American landscape and foster civic life. With 20 black-and-white photographs, Celebrating the Third Place brings together fifteen firsthand accounts by proprietors of third places, as well as appreciations by fans who have made spending time at these hangouts a regular part of their lives. Among the establishments profiled are a shopping center in Seattle, a three-hundred-year-old tavern in Washington, D.C., a garden shop in Amherst, Massachusetts, a coffeehouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, a bookstore in Traverse City, Michigan, and a restaurant in San Francisco. Nationwide, More And More Entrepreneurs Are Committing Themselves To Creating And Running?third Places, Also Known As?great Good Places. In His Landmark Work, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg Identified, Portrayed, And Promoted Those Third Places. Now, More Than Ten Years After The Original Publication Of That Book, The Time Has Come To Celebrate The Many Third Places That Dot The American Landscape And Foster Civic Life. With 20 Black-and-white Photographs, Celebrating The Third Place Brings Together Fifteen Firsthand Accounts By Proprietors Of Third Places, As Well As Appreciatio. Introduction / Ray Oldenburg -- Annie's Gift And Garden Shop / Annie Cheatham -- The Third Place Coffeehouse / Richard Futrell -- Crossroads / Ron Sher -- Horizon Books / Paul Laporte -- Old St. George / Larry Bourgeois -- Square One Restaurant / Ray Oldenburg -- El Taco Nazo / Peter Apanel Tunnicliff's Tavern / Lynne Breaux -- Miami Passport Photo Shop / Theo Karantsalis -- Good Neighbor Coffee House / Steve Spracklen -- Joe's Cozy Corner And Galatoire's / Richard Sexton -- Civilization / Bob Holcepl -- The Great Good Gym / James Smith, Charles Gourgott And Patrick Devine The Neutral Ground Coffee House / Barbara Mattingly -- The Sharpest Irony / Denis Wood -- The Blue Moon Tavern / Gustav Helthaler -- Plank's Cafe / Nancy Plank Kelley -- Maxwell Street / Steve Balkin And Brian Mier -- The Coffee Beanery / Marsha Alfafara. Edited And With An Introduction By Ray Oldenburg. Nationwide, more and more entrepreneurs are committing themselves to creating and running "third places," also known as "great good places." In his landmark work, The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg identified, portrayed, and promoted those third places. Now, more than ten years after the original publication of that book, the time has come to celebrate the many third places that dot the American landscape and foster civic life. With 20 black-and-white photographs, Celebrating the Third Place brings together fifteen firsthand accounts by proprietors of third places, as well as appreciations by fans who have made spending time at these hangouts a regular part of their lives. Among the establishments profiled are a shopping centre in Seattle, a three-hundred-year-old tavern in Washington, D.C., a garden shop in Amherst, Massachusetts, a coffeehouse in Raleigh, North Carolina, a bookstore in Traverse City, Michigan, and a restaurant in San Francisco A young lady's father sits at the big round table in the little diner taking his morning coffee as he has almost every day for the past ten years.