A Trip to Second Story Books Warehouse
A couple of weeks ago it was time for my annual pilgrimage to the Second Story Books warehouse in Rockville, Maryland, on 12160 Parklawn Drive.
It was a fine day Autumn day, low 70s and clear blue skies, but the drive in was no fun. I-66 into the DC suburbs is a mess due to the construction associated with widening the highway (it's the biggest civil engineering project in the history of the state). Then a serious accident just before the I-495 exit brought six emergency vehicles creeping past on the shoulder, and stopped traffic on I-66 for 45 minutes. In all, it took me over three hours of trip time to arrive at the warehouse. Luckily they have a restroom available for use by customers..........
I was able to gather a nice collection of vintage paperbacks, all for a couple of bucks each, in a variety of genres:
