After 94 years in Berkeley, Pettingell Book Bindery is shutting down
The downtown Berkeley book bindery, which Klaus-Ullrich Rötzscher has been operating since 1994, will close on Dec. 31.
Melati Citrawireja is a writer, photographer and curious thinker about the underbelly of places. She began contributing to Berkeleyside after a summer internship in 2015 and earned a BA in Development Studies in 2016. Her work has also appeared in the East Bay Express, Made Local Magazine, Oakland Magazine, New Sincerity and more. Find her playing with light at Melati Photography.
The downtown Berkeley book bindery, which Klaus-Ullrich Rötzscher has been operating since 1994, will close on Dec. 31.
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