In 1652, London's St. Michael's Alley became the first cafe in London to sell coffee.
As author Tom Standage points out in his book [easyazon_link identifier=”1620402858″ locale=”US” tag=”wells01-20″]Writing on the Wall: Social Media – The First 2,000 Years[/easyazon_link], coffee houses were the original social networks and MOOCS where people mingled, studied, and exchanged ideas.
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Oh man that would be amazing. It might still be there — need to look on Google Maps 😉
It would be amazing to go back in time just to have coffee at that place. We’re lucky if the place was still open, at least.