Outside of the coffee houses, I’m not sure any of those are a third space. A third spade is somewhere people can allow their real selves to show. It’s also commonly identified as a place where you can have revolutions grow, or have the dissenting come together.

If the primary purpose of a space is a singular activity that overwhelms discussion of other things, then it’s not a third space.

Sporting associations can be third spaces, but that isn’t the case if people take the sport seriously.