Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi to all from Argentina: Just out of curiosity, does anyone recall or know Alfredo's last name? Thanks Ed Albesi Buenos Aires Argentina. El 02/04/2004, a las 16:42, Jeffery Smith escribi?: > Sonny is the only one who seems to have kept (twice removed) ties to > him. Just to show you my mindset, when I first walked past Alfredo's > in 1974, I thought "Doesn't this guy have anything new or modern?" > Hey, I was only 24 and had a Pentax Spotmatic. > > Jeffery > > At 11:50 AM 4/2/2004, you wrote: >> Wow, what nice news to hear that Alfredo is back in the United >> States. In >> the late 1970s American Bar Assoc meetings took me to New Orleans >> several >> times, staying often at the old Roosevelt - now Fairmont - Hotel. >> Almost out >> the back door was Alfredo's shop (actually about two blocks away) >> that I >> stumbled onto. What pulled me in the first time I walked past the >> window was >> the array of variegated painted Leicas, mostly M2's and M3's but I >> seem to >> recall one or two screw-mount Leicas. It was a joy to schmooz with >> him about >> cameras, Leicas and vintage sports cars, mostly Ferraris as I recall. >> Does >> anyone know how to get in touch with him? >> >> Seth >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:30 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo >> >> >> > No, just one of the most eccentric camera dealers you would ever >> meet. >> > >> > >> > >Al >> > > >> > >Is this the guy who makes that terrific Fettuccini? >> > > >> > >Jerry >> > > >> > >Allen Graves wrote: >> > > >> > >> Unless he has changed a lot over the last 25 years. I don't >> think I'd >> > >> have the nerve to ask him. >> > >> >> > >> >Exotic car mechanic? Does he wear pasties? >> > >> > >> > >> >At 09:03 AM 4/1/2004, you wrote: >> > >> >>Alfredo moved back to New Orleans from Argentina several >> years ago. >> > >> >>Last time I talked to him he was working part time for as an >> exotic >> > >> >>car mechanic in Kenner. >> > >> >> >> > >> >>As far as the antique Leicas, the Afrika Korps one was I >> believe >> > >> >>authentic, as well as several other war-time Leicas. >> > >> >> >> > >> >>BTW, I don't think swastikas were commonly on even military >> > >> >>cameras. Some privately owned cameras were so engraved.) >> > >> >> >> > >> >>I may be mistaken, but I don't think Alfredo was replicating >> > >> >>wartime cameras. He had an extensive collection of Leica that >> he >> > >> >>kept in a case in the middle of the store. >> > >> >> >> > >> >>Sonny >> > >> >> >> > >> >>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:36:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> > >> >>jls@runbox.com writes: >> > >> >> >> > >> >>> >>It went out of business years ago, the store was boarded >> up >> > >>and moldy, >> > >> >>> >>and it is now a multistory parking lot. I shot this just >> after >> they >> > >> >>> >>demolished it. I think Sonny told me that the owner moved >> > >> >>> back down to >> > >> >>> >>Argentina. >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >>Jeffery >> > >> >>> >> >> > >> >>_______________________________________________ >> > >> >>Leica Users Group. >> > >> >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> > >> >Leica Users Group. >> > >> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> Leica Users Group. >> > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > > >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > >Leica Users Group. >> > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >