After 50 years in the trade, he is now not only one of the most sought-out clock repairers in the Bay Area, he's one of the last.
"He said, 'you know everybody else your age -- you know they’re talking about cars, parties, girls,'" Smith said with a hearty laugh,"'and you’re talking about you found another clock.'"
"I always wanted a business I could do for fifty years," Smith said."But when I said fifty years, I thought fifty was a long time." For Smith, the task of fixing clocks is much less daunting than the task of time management -- he often works late into the night so he can devote himself to his craft without distractions. His devotion is to the clocks -- their owners are just sort of included with the package.
The passage of time outside Smith's doors in San Francisco's Western Addition, has not been as joyful for Smith. The San Francisco native has watched a steady decline of fellow Black residents -- pushed out by redevelopment and the skyrocketing cost of living. The change is drastic. The exodus has reframed many of what were considered traditional Black neighborhoods in the city -- with the struggling nearby Fillmore Jazz District as its most noted casualty.
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