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LiquidSpace - Choose a Better Space to Work Today. ThirdPlaceMakers. Third place. The barber shop is an example of the third place; in many societies it has been a traditional area for (especially) men to congregate separate from work or home. Brazil. Oldenburg calls one's "first place" the home and those that one lives with. The "second place" is the workplace — where people may actually spend most of their time. Third places, then, are "anchors" of community life and facilitate and foster broader, more creative interaction. Free or inexpensiveFood and drink, while not essential, are importantHighly accessible: proximate for many (walking distance)Involve regulars – those who habitually congregate thereWelcoming and comfortableBoth new friends and old should be found there.

Robert Putnam addressed issues related to third place in Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital (1995, 2000). Postmodern Conception[edit] Homi K. Virtual Third Places and Spaces[edit] Oldenburg's Characteristics[edit] Neutral Ground[edit] Leveler[edit] Conversation is Main Activity[edit]