Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Harrison, Thanks for looking. I figured that you had seen the view at one time or another. We visited with the kids in the 60s and stayed at the motel that shows in my photo on the south side of Airport Road. Stayed at the HI on Airport Road in the 80s when we had a son at UT. Haven't been back in quite a while. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harrison McClary" <lists@mcclary.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another from the Cigar Box, Gatlinburg 1954 > Jim, > > I think I shot a similar angle back in the early 90's when Ripley's > burned down. I was sent up there by my newspaper "The Gwinnett Daily > News" to cover the fire. The big boys had helicopters. I looked and > saw a ski lift directly across the road, I rode up and on the way down > shot a quick roll of film, ran into a 1 hour lab had film only > processed and moved a great shot from the fire via a Lefax 35 > transmitter to my newspaper and to UPI. From what I saw in the AJC, AP > and the Tennessean the chair lift angle was FAR better than the > helicopters were. :) and A LOT cheaper. I think it was 5 bucks or > less. LOL > > Anyway those negs are long gone in the trash dump from when the AJC > (Atlanta Journal Constipation...I mean Constitution) bought the Daily > News and closed it. > > I have been to Gatlinburg maybe twice since, I try to avoid it, it is > far too commercial for my tastes. I like Asheville, NC, Morganton, NC, > Valdeese, NC and areas better. > > > > Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 2:39:17 PM, Jim, you wrote: > >> LUGGERS > >> This one is directed to Harrison McCrary to see if he has a later >> shot to show the commercial development. This was taken from the >> Chair Lift showing Gatlinburg, TN as it appeared early in its >> development in 1954. Airport Road shows a little development, but >> there is still a lot of "greenfield" area that is unoccupied. I have >> not visited there since the 80s, but it was well along toward full >> development at that time. For those unfamiliar with the area, >> Gatlinburg is the gateway to the Smoky Mountain National Park. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Gatlinburg+from+Cable+Car+sm+54.jpg.html > >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Harrison McClary > http://www.mcclary.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >