Oh My.
I just found out that building, that was so much a part of my childhood, is GONE!
Had a print-shop set-up when I was about eight or nine, with little rubber letters, ink, and a hand-crank roller. Loved it. I still remember some of the news—well, sports—events I composed (copied) and printed. Twenty-five years later when I toured the LA Times, I especially enjoyed watching them set type on the linotype machine.
Rubber type!
That’s so futuristic!
Lead is the way to go! hahaha!
I got to tour the Boston Globe when I was in Elementary School and found it quite fascinating. They had huge glass walls facing Morrissey Blvd, and you could see the presses rolling when driving by.
My best girlfriend’s Dad was a proofreader for the Boston Herald/Advertiser. He used to bring the galleys home and spread them on a wooden stand and read read read.
Remember when Newspapers had PROOFREADERS? LOL.