The Galaxians

What Do You Think You're Looking At? #196

Last week, I wrote about Bassett—the furniture company, and the town in Virginia, which is named for the family who also founded the company.

Bassett has lost a lot of population and a lot of furniture jobs, and the big old Bassett plant sits empty right outside the town’s tiny downtown area. The company is still headquartered there and has a small numbe…