Robots. Oh, and writing.
I thought this was the funniest store I’d ever seen. But I didn’t go in to see what their deal was.
It wasn’t until I was working on this post that I thought about trying to find out about it. Turns out, it’s way cool. Robot Supply & Repair supports 826Michigan, an organization that helps students learn how to be better writers. I’ll give you a minute to head over to their website to check it out.
Interesting, wasn’t it?
Anyway, now I wish I’d gone inside and bought a book or a hoodie or some coffee.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
photographed 4.19.2013
Posted on June 21, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, 826Michigan, ann arbor, ann arbor michigan, black and white photography, downtown, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, robot supply and repair. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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I’m disapointed. My robot needs repair and I thought I could take it here. But, then again, I could use a new hoodie, too
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Sorry about your robot, and I hope you can find somewhere to get it fixed.
And, maybe they have rainproof hoodies.
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That’s very cool! : )
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I know – I sure regret not going in that shop while I was in Ann Arbor. Guess I may need to plan a return trip one of these days.
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I’m struggling to grasp the connection between Robots and Writers (except they both begin with the ‘R’ sound). You have a knack of finding images that result in a lot of head scratching at this very strange world we all live in. There’s a book surely for all these images eventually, Melinda.
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Andy – you are the second person this week to suggest that I do a book…
This place is part of a network of similar writing centers (all called 826+something) in the US, founded by the US author Dave Eggers. The first one, in San Francisco, needed a retail use to conform to zoning laws. According to Wikipedia, Eggers and his partners chose a pirate theme “to satisfy both the zoning laws and the founders’ sense of humor.” Anyway, the all the subsequent places have their own theme – superheroes, spies, space travel. I love the concept of a place that encourages children to write, and as I said in the post, wish I’d gone into the robot store to see what they were about.
(In doing researching a response to your comment, I noticed that there’s an 826 store in Los Angeles. I will be in LA next week, so maybe I can have time to stop in and make up for NOT going to the one in Michigan. Thanks for making a comment that required research, or I’d have never known about it!)
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This IS a great idea. And a very interesting store front too. You seem to have some homing device implanted in your forehead, or back-brain, that draws you unbidden to such exotica.
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Or…AM I “unbidden”….?
I am really keen on the concept of these places, and wish I’d had access to something like this when I was a kid.
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