Testimonial to the Typewriter
As a scribe long skilled in the under appreciated art of typing, it was heartening to learn that the typewriter, that magnificent and maddening instrument of euphoric sound and morose silence has managed to remain relevant in this technology-saturated world.Alex Pham of the LA Times tells of a repair shop in Los Angeles that’s enjoying a small resurgence.
The simplicity of the typewriter is alluring to writers who may be overwhelmed (or underwhelmed) by increasingly elaborate technology. A typewriter is also appealing in its transparency — whack a key, and watch the typebar smack a letter onto a piece of paper. Try figuring that out with a laser printer. Many people also find typewriters charming ambassadors of a bygone era. One recent customer asked Flores to fix her mother’s college typewriter so she could type letters home when she went off to college.
All that helps to keep U.S. Office Machine humming at its inconspicuous corner of Figueroa Street and Avenue 58. Watch the video to see how three generations of the Flores family have helped keep the typewriting tradition alive. [via boingboing]
