Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Looks just like Central Camera in Chicago. a dying breed Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jan 31, 2009, at 1:38 PM, PHC wrote: > What a wonderful place! Truly a great place to get lost in. I just > love shops like this, and always get fascinated by some strange > gadget from the 60s or 70s that has something to do with film and > which I'm immediately sure I cannot live any longer without. > > Cheers, Paul. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.theconstanteye.com <<< NEW BOOK! > www.paulhardycarter.com > Skype: paulhardycarter > +44 (0)20 3239 9573 > ******* > > > > On 31 Jan 2009, at 20:15, Aram Langhans wrote: > >> On my recent trip to LA, we took the Gold Line rail and one of the >> stops is >> in Highland Park. As I looked out the window I saw painted on a >> building >> Franks Highland Park Camera Store and just had to get off the >> train and go >> see. It had been perhaps 30 years since I had been there. I >> thought it was >> closed and was going to get a few shots of the front of the >> building, but >> the door was open. Walking in was like stepping into a time >> machine. The >> place was cluttered, every counter and shelf covered with old >> camera items. >> Old chemicals and paper filled one section. The shelves were >> stocked with >> names I hadn't heard about in years. Most were brand new in the >> box. Like >> a museum. I managed a few shots of the interior. There were some >> gentlemen >> in the central cage (office) and as we were looking around, a lady >> came to >> help. She was very talkative. It would take a whole day to look >> around to >> see if they had anything, but my eye caught a Novoflex box and I >> asked what >> it was. She pulled it out and a new Novoflex focusing rail >> appeared. I had >> been toying with the idea of a focusing rail, and she made me an >> offer I >> took, so I walked out with a purchase. Sounds like it had been >> closed for >> years while they dabbled in real estate a bit, but she was opening >> it again. >> One other customer came in and she seemed like she was going to >> order him a >> digital Canon SLR that would come in next week. >> >> Brought back memories. Not that I was a regular customer there, >> but a few >> times when visiting my father-in-law drove me to Franks and >> Olympic Camera >> to see what I could find. I remember it as chaotic and cluttered >> then. It >> is just cluttered now. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/jan09/misc/ >> >> Here are the shots of the interior. >> >> Aram >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: >> 1/30/2009 >> 5:31 PM >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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