NIMBYism and Existence Value

When you love a store you never shop at

Earlier this month, I saw this story announcing the closure of Captain White Seafood City, an iconic, long-running fish market at the waterfront, known as the Wharf, in Washington, D.C. Apparently it will survive, relocating somewhere else—it’s a barge, and can be floated away and stationed elsewhere—but it’s a shame to see it leaving. With all the chan…