The Next Chapter
622 Main Street, Woodland
(November 2003 - June 2008)
This was a great space that had been an independent hardware store for almost 100 years. Our landlord was a true visionary when it came to old retail spaces and he really wanted a bookstore in this space. It was a thing of beauty by the time his crew was done bringing it back to its past glory. We had originally hoped to equal or surpass that century mark. It was about 5,000 square feet spread out over two floors, and we were able to have a full coffeehouse with seating downstairs, as well as upstairs in front of the big windows that looked down on Woodland's Main Street. It was a mighty good place for people watching, drinking a latte, checking out a book, using your laptop, or holding a meeting. There were one heck of a lot of shelves lining the walls on the main floor and on the mezzanine, by the time we had filled it all out.   shots of what 622 Main was like  
Meet Otto, our book-loving friend who came from an antique store in Woodland, CA, he graced the windows of our last two bookstores,
and now guards over our books in a darkened storage unit. I once filled a pickup truck with boxes of books and strapped Otto on top,
looking up at the sky, and he certainly drew lots of attention on the freeway. He's a good-looking chap. 
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