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Shops

Shelves stacked high, Seminary Co-op Bookstore
Little Black Pearl
Seminary Co-op
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Workshop
Bookstore
MAP E6 • 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. MAP C6 • 1060 E. 47th St.
Housed in the basement of the • Closed Sun
Chicago Theological Seminary on The gift shop at this cultural arts
the University of Chicago campus, center sells the students’ creations,
this bookstore has a well-respected such as one-of-a-kind painted
academic section, espe cially furniture and vibrant mosaics.
humanities and social sciences. House of Africa
57th Street Books
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MAP F6 • 1510 E. 63rd St.
• Closed Sun
MAP E6 • 1301 E. 57th St.
• No DA The scent of sandlewood incense
This basement-level shop carries fills this small boutique that sells
new fiction, children’s books, and African artifacts, carved wooden
African-American interest titles. Low sculptures, and CDs of music from
ceilings, brick walls, and a painted all over the continent.
cement floor all create a cozy
Hyde Park Records
atmosphere, con ducive to browsing. 8
MAP E5 • 1377 E. 53rd St.
Modern Cooperative
3 This is the place to start up, or fill
MAP B5 • 1215 W. 18th St.
the gaps in, your record collection,
Specializing in restored mid-20th- with reasonable prices and friendly,
century modern furniture, this knowledgable staff. New and used
destination boutique was born of vinyl and CDs cover a wide range
its owners’ love for searching the of genres, and there are some
open road for rare bargains. It also excellent bargains to be had.
has contemporary interpretations
Kilimanjaro
of classic styles. 9
International
Alise’s Designer Shoes
4 MAP E5 • 1305 E. 53rd St.
MAP F5 • 5210C S. Harper Ave.
Reflecting the surrounding
Shop for the latest designer shoe community’s African roots, this
fashions from Italy, France, Brazil, fine arts and crafts specialty store
and the Far East, as well as ladies’ features everything from hand-
bags, fine jewelry, and men’s belts. crafted jewelry to ceremonial masks.
Toys et Cetera
Powell’s Bookstore
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MAP F5 • 5211 S. Harper Ave.
MAP E6 • 1501 E. 57th St.
This inviting store focuses on good Here, used books in top condition are
old-fashioned toys galore. Classic stacked floor to ceiling on painted
standbys include kites, face-painting wood shelves, with antique editions
kits, balls, and dress-up clothes. protected behind glass.
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