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'Marketplace' goes to Aardvark Letterpress

aardvark-letterpress-splash.jpgYou might remember a couple of years ago when we posted a video featuring two throwback businesses that have survived in the Westlake neighborhood: McManus and Morgan, purveyor of fine art papers, and its neighbor on 7th Street Aardvark Letterpress. Today, Kai Ryssdal of "Marketplace" aired a story on his visit with Aardvark's Cary Ocon, part of the show's ongoing series called Disappearing Jobs.

Video from 2011: "Ink and Paper"

ink&paper from Ben Proudfoot on Vimeo.


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