Sunday, October 05, 2008
'The inky, oil-drenched bowels of ...'
Today is a sad day: It's the last time the Herald presses will hum and clunk at One Herald Square. There were a lot of choked-up good-byes on Friday at the Herald, as the weekday press shift said farewell and left the building for the last time. It's an end of an era. It's going to be strange walking past the ancient and abandoned printing presses tomorrow. I'm optimistic the Herald will be around for a while. But it won't be the same without the presses and the cast of characters who somehow made them run. ...
Update -- I've added the photo, via the Herald, to give an idea how old the presses are at the plant. How they kept them operating for so long, I don't know. ...
Today is a sad day: It's the last time the Herald presses will hum and clunk at One Herald Square. There were a lot of choked-up good-byes on Friday at the Herald, as the weekday press shift said farewell and left the building for the last time. It's an end of an era. It's going to be strange walking past the ancient and abandoned printing presses tomorrow. I'm optimistic the Herald will be around for a while. But it won't be the same without the presses and the cast of characters who somehow made them run. ...
Update -- I've added the photo, via the Herald, to give an idea how old the presses are at the plant. How they kept them operating for so long, I don't know. ...
