In 1929, there were 42 letterpress printers and 17 paper companies in downtown Los Angeles. Now there is one of each. This video by Ben Cloudfoot provides a lovely portrait of
Aardvark Letterpress and
McManus and Morgan, Inc., neighboring shops that are doing their best to hang on. "We have an electrical issue". A very worthwhile 9:11 minutes for your Friday. Best full screen. [NOTE: I am a big fan of letterpress and paper media (see
Letterpress,
Center For Book Arts, and
A Bow of Gratitude, and I am very grateful for what these two men are doing
].