“There’s nowhere fun around here,” one of my friends whined, scrolling on her phone. We were sitting in my car after school, struggling to come up with even one entertaining, affordable place to hang out — a common occurrence for us. Throughout the ages of side parts, poodle skirts and roller-rinks, teenagers have gathered in third spaces — such as drive-in movie theaters of the 50s to malls in the 80s and even pleasure gardens in the regency era, to socialize and make friends.  The concept of third spaces was first introduced by Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, “The Great Good Place. (amazon.com/Great-Good-Place-Bookstores-Community/dp/1569246815)” Oldenburg suggests that everyone needs three places where they spend most of their time: home, work or school and a “third space,” meant to be dedicated to socializing and community. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybyelenahull #designbyashtyningram #socialbyeffieroper