tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post2125641236592013209..comments2024-03-14T04:25:44.653-05:00Comments on Chicago: A Daily Photo Blog: O'Gara and Wilson Antiquarian Booksellersb.c.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11150001192317586329noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-85795148897136754372008-03-18T12:17:00.000-05:002008-03-18T12:17:00.000-05:00Hi! I'm Lydia ... I work at O'Gara and Wilson, an...Hi! I'm Lydia ... I work at O'Gara and Wilson, and I mostly do the store blog. Thanks for the complimentary blog post!<BR/><BR/>The store signs are handwritten because I like to do calligraphy. :) When/if I leave, many of them may go back to being typewritten -- we do use computers here, as you can see from our store blog: [ http://ogarawilsonbooksellers.blogspot.com/ ]O'Gara and Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546003060030619631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-83356165188855190562007-11-22T02:17:00.000-06:002007-11-22T02:17:00.000-06:00Oh boy! I love books. This shop would be right up ...Oh boy! I love books. This shop would be right up my alley!Web-OJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990155857061224443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-53038393734016711982007-11-09T07:54:00.000-06:002007-11-09T07:54:00.000-06:00Thank you, Fenix, Abe, Clueless, StlouisMo, and R&...Thank you, Fenix, Abe, Clueless, StlouisMo, and R&R! I will have to lurk about to take more photos of the exotic whadayacallits that they have strewn about their display one day...and indeed, it is a great place to browse...r&r, you must definitely stop by and say hello when you are back in town! <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Fenix for the answer to the mystic question..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-12993881718307847012007-11-09T03:57:00.000-06:002007-11-09T03:57:00.000-06:00Looks like a great place to browse, I'll have to c...Looks like a great place to browse, I'll have to check it out when we get back to chi-town.R&Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630456008946078063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-10134493192282081612007-11-08T23:08:00.000-06:002007-11-08T23:08:00.000-06:00I just realized that I never answered your questio...I just realized that I never answered your question about the Mystic River (sorry about that!). Indeed, it's the same river as in Clint Eastwood's movie.Fénix - Bostonscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656859345629639973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-3022412347699361592007-11-08T08:02:00.000-06:002007-11-08T08:02:00.000-06:00Great pictures. I love old bookstores. Interesting...Great pictures. I love old bookstores. Interestingly, I found a few old postcards of Boston's Tremont Street in a Chicago book store a few years ago. I framed them and have them on my office wall.<BR/><BR/>I would guess that the store does not use any computers and that is why the hand written signs.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-84006059182294613062007-11-07T13:23:00.000-06:002007-11-07T13:23:00.000-06:00As soon as you find out what an exotic marriage ur...As soon as you find out what an exotic marriage urn is, please tell us! And be sure to post a picture.<BR/><BR/>I imagine this container as something my wife and my ashes could be mixed in for eternity. Bizarre, but we wouldn't care at that point.stlouismodailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923303924600338861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-8730639237707494472007-11-07T10:44:00.000-06:002007-11-07T10:44:00.000-06:00Interesting blog post. I like it.I have been worki...Interesting blog post. I like it.<BR/><BR/>I have been working on my website trying to add a few things at a time. I just added horses. The link is below if you are interested.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.oldmanlincoln.com/" REL="nofollow"> oldmanlincoln.com </A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40638721403516978.post-54753422745477910472007-11-07T09:59:00.000-06:002007-11-07T09:59:00.000-06:00Beautiful collection of books (I'd like to get my...Beautiful collection of books (I'd like to get my hands on that Russian Folk Art!) and what lovely handwriting on those signs (typing has ruined mine...).Fénix - Bostonscapeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656859345629639973noreply@blogger.com