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SHOPPING
Belltown's shopping is patchy. Look hard and you'll find a punk-rock re-
cord store and the polar-fleece-happy Patagonia. Rich pickings it ain't.
PETER MILLER ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN BOOKS
BOOKS
(
www.petermiller.com
;
2326 2nd Ave; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat; 13)
This recently relocated
store, whose window arrangements can make a bibliophile or a design fiend drool, spe-
cializes in luxurious architecture books, stationery and art supplies.
SINGLES GOING STEADY
MUSIC
( 206-441-7396; 2219 2nd Ave; 11am-7pm Mon-Sat, noon-6pm Sun; 13)
Singles Going
Steady - named after an album by those English punk pioneers the Buzzcocks - spe-
cializes in punk, hip-hop and ska, mostly in the form of 7in vinyl singles, as well as
posters, patches and other accessories. There's a good little magazine selection, too.
ZANADU
COMICS
(
www.zanaducomics.com
;
1923 3rd Ave; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun; Westlake)
Awash with superheroes and sci-fi geekdom, Zanadu specializes in comics (hundreds of
them) and comic-related toys.
ELLIOTT BAY BICYCLES
BICYCLES
( 206-441-8144;
www.elliottbaybicycles.com
; 2116 Western Ave; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat,
11am-4pm Sun; Westlake)
This place aims itself toward pro or hardcore cyclists who
are prepared to slap down big bucks for top-end road bikes. Custom-built Davidson
cycles, renowned for their beauty and inventiveness, are assembled out the back. The
shop also does repairs.
EXOFFICIO
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT