The Boring Store

The Boring Store

The Boring Store

The Boring Store is a new secret spy shop in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. The store is actually a front for 826CHI, a non-profit writing center for students 6-18 and is part of the 826 National writing centers founded by Dave Eggers, including San Francisco’s Pirate Store/826 Valencia. Check out Brad Flora’s excellent write-up and photos of The Boring Store in The Methods Reporter.

Back in August I wrote about Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. which is another faux storefront for a 826 writing center. Seattle has one as well, the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co.

photo credit: Brad Flora

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The Boring Store… at Visible Monsters II
March 23, 2007 at 10:06 am

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bflora May 7, 2007 at 1:20 am

The Methods Reporter now has another tour of the 826 writing center in Ann Arbor, MI which is Monster-themed:

http://www.methodsreporter.com/2007/05/04/826michigan-monster-union-eggers/

holes? December 28, 2007 at 9:24 am

Does this store have anything whatsoever to do with holes or the notion of holes or any sort of entendre to do with holes? Help settle a bet.

Dominic October 15, 2008 at 6:50 pm

THIS STORE IS AWESOME!!! i NEEDED HELP WITH MY WRITING HOMEWORK, and they made it 100% much easier for me to get an A!

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