[Leica] The closing of Fort Wayne's Last Camera Store

[Sonny Carter]

Don wrote:
"In Atlanta we are down to one very small used camera store that you can
walk into."

That would be Wing's, I hope?  Their website doesn't seem to be working,
but it was a cool place the last time I was there, with the obligatory
table of filters and lens hoods.  The wall of cameras and lenses that
you're welcome to open,  is my favorite part.

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 7:11 AM, Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris, it is indeed a sad time for the camera business.  In Atlanta we are
> down to one very small used camera store that you can walk into.  In
> Chicago I believe  Central Camera is the last store standing.  As ni e as
> o.line communities are, they don't take the place of a physical store.
>
> In full disclosure I retired from KEH which is located in Atlanta;  while
> you can walk in there is no one to talk to and nothing displayed beyond
> decorative items.
>
> all the best
>
> On Nov 27, 2017 9:08 PM, "Christopher Crawford" <
> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
>
> Back in July, Sunny Schick Camera Shop in Fort Wayne, Indiana closed
> forever
> after 90 years in business. I made some photographs of the store as it
> emptied out during their going out of business sale.
>
>  It was a sad thing to document, as Sunny Schick was a center for the
> photography community on Fort Wayne, and our city's last remaining camera
> store.
>
>
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-results.php?category=103
>
>
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