{"id":4785,"date":"2012-12-04T21:35:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T04:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2012-12-04T21:35:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T04:35:24","slug":"fields-books-to-close-on-polk-street-and-move-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=4785","title":{"rendered":"Fields Books to Close on Polk Street and Move Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last time that I visited Fields Book Store, San Francisco’s long-time esoteric bookshop (older than the Golden Gate Bridge), was the last time that I was in the city. I can’t remember what I bought \u2014 something \u2014 and I spent a while skimming the last volume of Mircea Eliade’s journals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then I heard that it was closing, which was sad. But it will continue online<\/a> after January 2013, says owner David Wiegleb:<\/p>\n

So, we’ll need to pass the baton of “San Francisco’s oldest brick-and-mortar bookstore” to someone else, as it was passed to us. I think it goes next to that beatnik youngster over in North Beach, City Lights, founded<\/a> in 1953 — certainly one of San Francisco’s treasures. While we hope that Fields can continue to serve you on our website for many years to come, I urge you to also support your local brick and mortar stores as well. Each time we lose one, we lose a bit more of the fabric and texture of our cities and towns. The low prices of the mega-stores \u2014 real and virtual \u2014 have a very high cost. Make your purchases consciously whenever you can.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The last time that I visited Fields Book Store, San Francisco’s long-time esoteric bookshop (older than the Golden Gate Bridge), was the last time that I was in the city. I can’t remember what I bought \u2014 something \u2014 and I spent a while skimming the last volume of Mircea Eliade’s journals. 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