I walked around Castro Street to find any store that would peak my interest. A few minutes into my walk, I found myself eyeing a store called “Whatever”. When I went inside I found myself surrounded by comic books and figurines. One of the clerks from “Whatever” said it was the first comic book store in the Castro district of San Francisco. I began scanning the store to see what kind of selections they had. The comic books store had a wide selection of comics including DC, Marvel, and independent comics from LGBT creators. My ‘inner geek’ came out when I saw that they also had mangas (Japanese graphic novels). I haven’t read a single manga since I started college. I couldn’t help but spend an hour in the anime section just scanning through their mangas. I felt as if I were a little kid at a candy shop (nerd alert).
I also noticed “Whatever…” had a large collection of action figures and vintage candies such as Razzles, Pop Rocks, Bottle Caps, and Sky Bars. Their comics alone made me want to consider bringing my 10-year-old brother to “Whatever” comic book store, he would love their selection.
When I stepped out of “Whatever” comics I remembered a bakery shop I had seen on Church Street during my first visit in the Castro, Thorough Bread and Pastries. I’ve only been inside the bakery shop once, but I never tried their pastries. Strolling around Church Street looking for Thorough Bread, I felt a couple drops of water sliding down my head (uh-oh). I prayed and hoped it wouldn’t rain today. A couple drops turned to showers, and showers turned to hard rain and cold winds. I looked through my bag to see if I brought my umbrella, but to my dismay I didn’t bring one.
Fortunately, I was only a few steps away from Thorough Bread. My hair was damp and the bottom half of my jeans looked as if I jumped into a puddle. I wiped the drops of water off my glasses so I can see the bakery’s menu. Looking through their glass casing of pastries, one of the workers brought in a fresh warm batch of sticky buns. The sweet aroma of the sticky buns was enough to make my mouth water. I eagerly asked one of the clerks to pull out a sticky bun and bought breakfast tea. Biting down on the sticky bun I was delighted with the fact that it actually tasted as good as it smelled.
http://thoroughbreadandpastry.com/http://www.whateverstoreonline.com/
Great post. Was interesting to hear about the Castro from this perspective. Have you ever tried embedding your links into the story? Might make in a little more navigable for viewers. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh no I haven't, how do I do that?
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Nick. Have you seen the sandwich shop on Castro that often has a line out the door? I walked by it yesterday and there were something like 20 people waiting to give their orders.
ReplyDeleteYes I have, there sandwiches must be really good then, for all those people to stand there 30 minutes for their orders.
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