This address on Locust Street has been reiterated in several different guises during my personal tenure in Columbia. The first I remember was Mom's Tattoo, probably one of the earlier tattoo parlors in downtown Columbia. Prior to that it was, at some point, a location for Acorn Books. A few years ago it was Carpe Diem, a kind of latter day salon for gatherings and ideas. It currently houses a Polish restaurant, by all accounts serving simple and delicious food. I think that when I photographed it on this particular night, Carpe Diem had just about seized its last day in this location.
