| cafe://PolyChrome's Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type: Restaurant | ||
| Rating: Two Star | ||
| Location: 2965 Navy Pier - Grand and Lake Shore | ||
| Fame: Internet Coffeehouse | ||
| Atmosphere: Cyber Caffeinated | ||
| Owner(s): Dyson Weiss | ||
| Manager(s): ibid | ||
| Employee(s): Anyanka, Miah, T.K. | ||
 |
The Polychrome Net Café and Bookstore (Also called cafe://PolyChrome) is, to be frank, an 80's cyberpunk/born-again-pagan's wet-dream come to life in stereo. A modest sized venue set in the front of an older, smaller-sized red-brick warehouse on the waterfront, the Polychrome is a study in eclectic design, layout, and tastes. Along one wall of the store is a cafe counter catering to those of more.. eccentric tastes, yet does not sacrifice good old plain coffee in that. A large, Frankenstein monster of a cappuccino machine that looks like it was cobbled together from a Harley Davidson, the Robot from 'Forbidden Planet' and the Unfinished Death Star steams away along the wall near the sink and fridge.
Along opposite the wall are numerous with soft and hardcovers ranging from a mixture of cyberpunk, science fiction, fantasy and Gothic horror to Non-Fiction books about Mythology, theology, and paranormal topics to technical manuals about almost every peice of computer and electronic hard ware and software from the mid 60's to today. Old metal Magazine racks are scattered around the room, holding years upon years olf old issues of strange 'zines like Astronomers Monthly, Aquarius Digest, Wiccan Today, Heavy Metal, Fangoria, StarLog, PC Maximum, Wired, 2600..
The Rear wall houses a series of desks all with high powered computers hooked to the internet by broadband connection in a large network, and a number of webcams on top of the monitors and a few video cameras mounted around the room. There about a dozen computers in all open to the patrons of the cafe and the desks are set on each side of a large archway which is covered with a bead curtain, leading to bathrooms and warehouse beyond. A few old, broken in couches and recliners are scattered in small circles around the establishment's open central floor , with a few small tables and chairs on the small platform in the front window which doubles as a stage for poetry or bands some nights. There are also a few covered tables outside.
