Palo Alto's Keeble & Shuchat Photography to close in October

This is indeed sad news.

The article doesn't mention the business' founding---by David Keeble, about 1929. His son, Dick Keeble, ran the store for many years at their location on University Avenue. They became an original tenant at Town & Country Village in the early fifties.

I worked part-time for Dick when a college student. I remember Terry Schuchat as a young customer during that period.

I am so sad to hear about this wonderful store's imminent closure. I was there recently having my children's passport photos done- this is one of the few places who understand foreign passport requirements. I bought a new lens there also and was very thankful for the staff's expertise and advice. I love this store and its knowledgeable staff. Where will they all go now? A visit to Schuchat is a trip back to what California Ave must have been like decades ago when it was a bustling retail street. It''s an icon to my mind. We need to support our longstanding local merchants. I wish this store would stay open.

I've not been a big K&S customer; I'm more of a B&H man. That said, the demise of K&S is a teaching moment in Bay Area economics. It's getting too expensive for a small business to operate with high Bay Area prices.