The Weapon Shop published in "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929–1964". A shop selling "The Finest Energy Weapons in the Known Universe" mysteriously appears in Middle City in June 1947. A reporter, Chris McAllister, enters the shop and suddenly finds himself 7,000 years in the future. The shop's owner and daughter conclude that this was caused by a weapon being turned on the shop by their enemies, the House of Isher. The owner calls several of his friends to the shop and hatch a plan to counteract the weapon. McAllister now holds an enormous temporal charge. If he leaves the
The Coffee Shop (Union Square) The Coffee Shop (Union Square) The Coffee Shop was a restaurant and bar located next to Union Square, New York City. Before The Coffee Shop opened, the building was home to a coffee shop and cafe called Chase. The owners of Chase had placed a large neon sign outside the building reading "Coffee Shop" and the new tenant took its name from the sign and left it attached to the building. The restaurant was known for being popular with celebrities and members of New York's fashion scene. In mid-2018, the restaurant's owners announced it would close in October of 2018.