Tenth & H Series: From The Past To The Future, At One Intersection In Arcata

Charles McDaniels operates The Koop, a business located at the corner of Tenth and H Streets in Arcata, California.

We gave JPR’s Humboldt County correspondent, Michael Joyce, a challenge. Go to one intersection in his hometown of Arcata, California -- and find a story on every corner. He picked the corner of Tenth and H streets.

Not only did he find four fascinating stories -- he found businesses that illustrate some of the major questions affecting culture and commerce in the early 21st Century.

Join Michael as he explores the personal stories and global issues he found on one small intersection in a northern California university town.

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