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'We’re Just Cleaning, Not Going Anywhere.' How Small Businesses On Two City Blocks Are Weathering Coronavirus
Globe Cleaners on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice is now selling masks. The store has seen an uptick in drop-off laundry from people trying to avoid laundromats. Emily Guerin/LAist
Back in mid-March, when there was a new coronavirus regulation nearly every day and no one knew quite what to expect, I visited almost every small business along a two-block section of Lincoln Boulevard in Venice.
Last week, I went back and found them in varying stages of survival.
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