That is interesting, Kerouac's main character was Dean Moriarity (Neal Cassidy) and he was pretty much a prankster...anyway he worked in the Hip Pocket Book Store in Santa Cruz owned by a prankster...Ron Bivert...and Peter Demma.
The bookstore was in a part of the St. George Hotel, and they had the Cold Box in their area...that is where they kept the window panes....lol