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Bay Area Micro Soundscapes

  • Inside her flower stand, florist Valerie Cheng assembles a bouquet amidst many buckets of colorful flowers. Reporter Rachel Longan, wearing headphones and holding a recording device, points her microphone towards Valerie's bouquet.
    Victor Tence
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    KALW
    Stop and smell the roses at the Flower Cart
    Cara Nguyen
    Valerie Cheng runs The Flower Cart at the intersection of Montgomery and Market Streets. Her stand is a bright colorful oasis in this chaotic corner of the city.
  • Cesar Remos cutting hair at BL Barbershop, in the underground concourse of 44 Montgomery Street that connects street level pedestrian access to the Montgomery BART/Muni Station
    Stafford Hemmer
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    KALW
    Find yourself at the Beautiful Losers Barbershop
    Arlen Levy
    Cesar Ramos gives us the sounds of a typical day at the Beautiful Losers Barbershop, where he is proprietor. While doing some fresh cuts he shares some of his expertise gained from his years in the business. The barbershop is located in the underground concourse of 44 Montgomery Street which connects street level pedestrian access to the Montgomery Street BART/Muni station.