
Politics and Prose Bookstore - Washington, D.C.
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flyingmoose
N 38° 57.326 W 077° 04.189
18S E 320650 N 4313867
Located on the northbound side of Connecticut Avenue.
Waymark Code: WM1545C
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2021
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Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade opened a small store named Politics and Prose at 5010 Connecticut Avenue NW in the autumn of 1984. Initially the store staff consisted of just two employees, Carla and Barbara, plus a part-time bookseller in the evening. Before a year was up, there were two additional full-time employees. Within five years, there were a half-dozen employees, and the store was bursting. In the summer of 1989, P&P moved across the street, assisted by customers who carried books to 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, a space twice as large. The bookstore now occupies more than 9,000 square feet of sales space, and almost 16,000 square feet of total business space, including offices and a coffeehouse called The Den. Two branch locations also exist at The Wharf and Union Market. P&P’s staff exceeds 100 employees. -
Politics and Prose