{"id":61282,"date":"2023-08-18T03:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T03:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jurn.link\/tentaclii\/?p=61282"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:11:56","slug":"pictures-of-eddys-bookshop-on-weybosset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurn.link\/tentaclii\/index.php\/2023\/08\/18\/pictures-of-eddys-bookshop-on-weybosset\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures of Eddy’s bookshop on Weybosset"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the risk of boring regular readers of Tentaclii<\/em>, here are four more glimpses of the ‘Uncle Eddy’ bookshop on Weybosset in Providence. Readers of the Lovecraft Annual<\/em> 2022 will recall my detailed article which revealed the bookselling uncle of Eddy Jr., a firm “favorite” for the book collectors in Lovecraft’s circle whenever they visited Providence. The largest used bookshop in Providence, for many years. In the article I was only able to furnish a bit of a poor picture-postcard…<\/p>\n

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I’ve since found four more glimpses of the site. Though only glimpses, not a straight-on picture of the doorway to the cellar bookstore.<\/p>\n

First, an early image of the site (here outlined in red) from the archives of the Providence Public Library. Two distinctive domes are clearly seen. The nearer one on the far-left, and in the distance the old Beneficent Congregational ‘Round Top’ Church. These provide useful orientation.<\/p>\n

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Next a detail from another Public Library picture. Here we look the other way, and see only the distinctive domed building on the corner. Again, the doorway is outlined in red.<\/p>\n

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Next we again look toward the Round Top church. The bookstore entrance, or what would later be a bookstore, is obscured by a street fountain.<\/p>\n

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Here we look toward the Crown Hotel, and can just see the same distinctive dome on the corner building. The entrance is again obscured, by what might be a short telegraph pole.<\/p>\n

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While looking for pictures I did however stumble on a rare good front-view of a Providence ‘news-stand’ store, and in what might be the early 1920s. The Narraganset Smoke Shop, probably in Dorrance Street since an adjacent\/above sign (seen on the wider picture) for “T.H. D’Arcy, Engraver” leads me to 86 Dorrance Street. Just around the corner from Weybosset Street. This hole-in-the-wall magazine, tobacco and candy store looks a likely prospect for a fellow wanting to bag a copy of the curious new magazine called ‘Weird Tales’<\/em>. Here newly colourised.<\/p>\n

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At the risk of boring regular readers of Tentaclii, here are four more glimpses of the ‘Uncle Eddy’ bookshop on …<\/p>\n

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