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in search of work, but were not successful. At the time, there were only two tattoo shops in New
Orleans. Upon this discovery, Gresham and Singh then opened up what was then the third tattoo shop in New Orleans. When they opened this shop, Gresham had no experience, and did not even have a tattoo of her own. Subsequently, the two existing shops have closed, making Aart Accent the oldest in New Orleans.
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