gettin’ down to business
August 18, 2009 at 8:24 amDC, Interiors, books, capitol hill
A few weekends ago, after visiting Eastern Market, we wandered into Capitol Hill Books on C St NE, just a few blocks away. Had never been in there before, but now this is a bookstore! Seems really cluttered at first glance, but once you look closer at all the signs (some of which are funny, like ‘Business Closet’), you realize there is a method to the madness of books piled high and wide, with narrow aisles. It was pretty packed in there, lots of people riffling through the shelves in search of a good read. I managed to get stuck in the ‘Teens/Children’ section and read through a whole chapter of an old Nancy Drew book before I remembered that I was looking for the art and architecture section. Neither of us ended up taking any books home, since we both still have big piles of “to read” books, but I would like to venture back in there when I have about an hour and see what else I could pick up to add to my list.
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August 18th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I love a great bookstore. I stayed in a Holiday Inn on Wisconsin Ave in Georgetown last Christmas-time and there was a fantastic, crowed, overflowing used book store nearby…down steps into the basement. I cannot remember the name. Darn! It may have been at 35th Street and Wisconsin. But I loved the place and did end up buying a few books which I then lugged back home to Tampa. Terrific selection and the neighborhood was fun.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Frank,
hmm, never been to a bookstore over that way, except for on M street. Maybe I will have to go hunting for it!
August 20th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
It IS well worth a visit. A great selection across all categories. Very good store.