ATLAS: vol 1. Austin, TX–Texas Coffee Traders
The compound doesn’t look uninviting, at least. The chain-link has one large, open gate, and its rusted barbed-wire doesn’t seem much tampered with. A seating area inside the enclosure has tables and picnic benches, a tent to block the sun.
The east quarter of the warehouse houses the store– a large, open space with shelves stretching almost to the ceiling. All nationalities of bean are represented, here, whole and ground, both. For sale: drip-coffee machines and filters; french presses and espresso machines; grinders and kettles. Around the corner, through plate glass, you can see the roasting facility at work.
Back outside, an unmarked van pulls inside the fence, and a garage door in the building center is rolled up by hand. A glimpse of the warehouse interior reveals sheet-metal shelves stacked high with product.
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