Chicago retail district to become Diagon Alley
On the day that the next Harry Potter book is released, a retail strip in Chicago will transform itself into the shops of Diagon Alley, the High Street of Harry Potter's world.Starting about 9 p.m., the Magic Tree children's bookstore will become Flourish & Blott's bookstore, Cafe Winberie morphs into the Leaky Cauldron, and C. Foster Toys will take on the appearance of Quality Quidditch Supplies...Link Discuss (via The Shifted Librarian)Even US Bank will become Gringott's Wizarding Bank, with goblin-led tours to its basement vault.
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Cory Doctorow
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* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
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