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A Survivor Against the Odds: Piedmont Avenue's Video Room

The store's owner and manager were interviewed recently by KALW public radio, 91.7 FM in San Francisco.

How does a local brick-and-mortar video rental store survive in the age of Netflix?

KALW-FM, a public radio station in San Francisco, talked with owner Joseph Lum and manager Bill Weidemeyer of the Video Room, 4364 Piedmont Ave., Oakland to find out — and also to learn a little of the store's history and hear about some favorite movies.

You can hear the complete KALW interview here.

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