Key View

Key View is located on Kaliamman Koil Street in Virugambakkam. It’s a busy street with lots of little shops and people walking by all the time. Our shop isn't very large, but we make the most of the space we have. I usually sit near the entrance so I can see who’s coming and going. The street has a lot of character, and there’s always something happening outside. We’ve been part of this neighborhood for a good while. The name Key View comes from what we do, which involves a lot of looking at small details. The lighting inside isn't the best, so we use a few extra lamps on our workbenches. It gets a bit cramped when we have a few customers in at once, but we manage. Most of our regulars are people from the nearby apartments who know us by name. We don't have a big website or anything like that. We just open up the shutters in the morning and stay until the sun goes down. The rainy season is the toughest because the street tends to get a bit flooded, but we just put some sandbags out and keep working. It’s a honest living. I enjoy the rhythm of the day here. We take a break in the afternoon when it's quietest. It’s just a normal local business trying to do right by the people who live around here and provide something useful.