[Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo

[sethrosner at direcway.com (Seth Rosner)]

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
> >>  >>>  >>
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