Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Javier, That's interesting because last year after I read Caro's biography I couldn't stop talking about it, and almost noone I talked, in New York and outside of it, had ever heard of Moses. I agree that he was a disaster for NY, but apparantly in the 20's and 30's what he did was very good for NY. Bob On May 3, 2009, at 7:21 PM, Javier Perez wrote: > > That's a nice way of putting it! > I was a huge Mets fan until they tore down Shea! > > The ghost of Moses still haunts every corner of this city! > > I haven't run into many people who have anything good to say about > the guy. > > Javier > > >> From: robertmeier at usjet.net >> Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 18:00:16 -0500 >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) 1964 World's fair pics >> >> Javier, >> >> There's a very interesting chapter on the 1964-65 New York World's >> Fair in Robert Caro's book on Robert Moses, The Power Broker. Moses >> was the all-powerful Commissioner of Parks (and many other titles) >> who built the facilities of the World Fair and ran the whole thing. >> It was a financial disastor and led to Moses' downfall, and to the >> New York Mets. >> >> Bob >> >> On May 3, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Javier Perez wrote: >> >>> >>> Well if you ever find them I'd love to see them! >>> >>> I had always thought that I was at the fair as a baby. But recently >>> I learned that I was there shortly after the fair closed so I can't >>> say I was at the fair anymore. >>> >>> I can't even count the number of people I lied to unknowingly! >>> Javier >>> >>> >>>> Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 13:18:03 -0700 >>>> From: reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) 1964 World's fair pics >>>> >>>> >>>>> Was wondering if any of you were at the 1964 World's fair. >>>>> Did any of you take pictures? >>>> >>>> I was there. I took pictures. I don't know where they are. I shot >>>> 3M transparency film using a Minolta Hi-Matic 7. I know I still >>>> have them somewhere. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Hotmail? has ever-growing storage! Don?t worry about storage limits. >>> http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage? >>> ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage1_052009 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail? has a new way to see what's up with your friends. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew? > ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information