layup of our mission 's section of rama , wa : gabe 's walk-up , a fifth-story , one-bed room with a view of rusty wires artie 's pad , a large studio , ofttimes shared with caza ; both gabe 's and arties ' places face rudnick street , but are on opposite sides the krakatoa , a bar with a grill , corner of guild street and 31st ; has a ten-foot back-lit plastic volcano that erupts , and red ceilings , honey-comb shelves stuffed with books , and four regular barkeep : mr. goneschlaw ; dan nuts ; mabel `` school '' jones ; and mrs. emilia bitters , sharone 's mom the guild street mission , corner of guild street and 25th ; a former church , now fallen to disrepair ; mission is on top floor , church held in basement `` workers of the world industrial , inc. , '' a job service agency , housed in the guild street mission , top floor , in the back entrance on rudnick street ; a collection of small office spaces separated by standing partitions ( these are called 'cubicles ' ) shell park , an inland pond mysteriously full of small sea shells ; it has a loverly beach , fine sand consisting of ground-up jewelry , mostly on the eastern side ; many picnic tables , shelters , places to explore , etc .