Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/18

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Subject: [Leica] Forbidden building
From: kenfphoto at gmail.com (Ken Firestone)
Date: Mon Jun 18 19:45:57 2007
References: <200706171144.AA3836215464@cshore.com> <7882e2f87d8b13fed703586af91d5c90@woh.rr.com> <025101c7b132$a5353fc0$ef9fbf40$@net> <C00AC006-8290-42DE-8399-0FE6FBD9ED76@mindspring.com> <4675FA83.3000209@san.rr.com>
 
On 6/17/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Ric Carter wrote:
> > For the same reason we put Japanese in concentration camps in WW2, but
> > not Germans --
> >
> >
> Ric.
>
> In WW2 German immigrants living in the US, had their cameras und
> binoculars
> confiscated for the duration. ( This was in NY)
>
> In 1942, I was arrested for taking pictures of the Washington Bridge in
> NY. I
> was 12 years old at the time!
>
>
In 1962 I got a special permit to take pictures from the Brooklyn and
Manhattan bridges. They had still not repealed the WWII regulation. And,
they misspelled my name.

And, at least up to a few months ago, photography is allowed on the DC
Metro. This is from the mouth of the former General Manager. But on of the
Transit Cops said they will ask questions if tyeh see you.

Ken Firestone
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