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CHICAGO — When Don Flesch watched his family’s 122-year-old business, Central Camera, burn during the civil unrest that followed the police killing of George Floyd, he vowed to rebuild even before firefighters extinguished the blaze. One year later, Central Camera is still boarded up under its iconic neon sign. But the company is open for business in a temporary space next door and preparing ...

Internet, industry analysts say most of the local camera shops like paul's simply closed up and disappeared. >> we had 17 camera stores, sold them in 1990. today not a single location that we were in has a photographic application. all of them have become something else. >> bill mccurry of princeton-based mccurry associates, is a business adviser to what he calls the imaging industry. he's watched this painful process of extinction play out in large and small towns across the country. >> ten years ago, ritz camera had 1,200 camera stores. today there are 11 operating. economically, you will no...

California-based paul's photo, gatherings like these have been the secret weapon that have kept his small camera shop in business while so many others have had to shut down. >> is everybody having fun? >> i'm having fun. >> good. we're like the "cheers" of camera stores, where everybody knows your name, and we really have a good time, and that's the secret. >> paul's photo isn't run by paul anymore. mark, his son, is now calling the shots. and pulling in the customers and keeping up with the times. if you listen to mark, it's not even a new ball game, it's a completely new business model. >> s...

It's so exciting. >> for mark, the owner of california based paul's photo, gathering like these have been the secret weapon that have kept his small camera shop in business while so many others have had to shut down. >> is everybody having fun? >> i'm having fun. >> we're like the cheers of camera stores where everybody knows your name. and we really have a good time with it. that's the secret. >> paul's photo isn't run by paul anymore. mark, his son, is now calling the shot. and pulling in the customers and keeping up with the times. if you listen to mark, it's not even a new ball game. it's ...

The vast product range of the internet, industry analysts say most of the local camera shops like paul's simply closed up and disappeared. >> we have 17 camera stores. we sold them in 1990. today not a single location that we were in has a photographic application. all of them have become something else. >> bill is a business adviser to what he now calls the imaging industry. he's watched this painful process of extinction play out in large and small towns across the country. >> ten years ago ritz camera had 1,200 cam stores. today there's 11. today you will not survive selling cameras. you ne...