The building used to house a Hoschild Kohn department store. Mostly students stocking up on the summer reading or professionals on break from Pennsylvania Avenue business offices. There were some graduate students, too. This one is set back with a lot of tables. The smell of scones can be detected everywhere.
Customers tend to just roam and people-watch.
Very big, very soft and plenty of table space for magazines, purse, coffee mugs and feet. Big and clean. Finding a bench can be difficult, though. It's George Eliot. Oh, and there's a hardcover version in our bargain books.