The Fried Cody Building
Sumana laments the loss of Cody's Books on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley.
Apart from my memories of coming back to Berkeley to shop there during the dot-com boom, I remember when Wolfgang saw the façade of the Fred Cody building for the first time and misread it as "Fried Cody Building". She drew a cartoon about her interpretation: THE FRIED CODY BUILDING IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU.
Fred Cody, I understand, started his bookstore instead of pursuing an academic career because of the loyalty oath controversy. That bookstore has been one of the most wonderful things about Berkeley.
Anirvan has his own set of recollections of Cody's. For my part, I remember taking people to Berkeley for bookstore tours -- and Cody's was always the centerpiece.
