The Times of Northwest Indiana broke the news on Monday that Gary’s 89-year-old potato chip company Peerless Potato Chips is going under.
If there’s one small consolation, viewing the rough video I shot at Peerless’s plant in 2008 is a hypnotic balm to the worries of the day, as tons of whole potatoes move slowly along the Rube Goldberg line from peeler to slicer to fryer to salter, dryer, and bag.
