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Green coffee beans from the Madhatter Roastery, a hub of designer artistry and activity and sobriety. -editors note: the stock market is also another gigantic institution borne from a cafe’. "The informal atmosphere of the coffee house nurtured a second great London institution, the stock exchange. As the buying and selling of shares in joint-stock companies increased, traders began to gather at Jonathan's. In 1773, they changed the name of Jonathan's to the Stock Exchange Coffee House; thirty years later, they dropped "Coffee House" from the title and incorporated their business". -a History of Civilization by Brinton, Christopher and Wolff.