[Leica] IMG: Camera store graveyard

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Its like the FBI most wanted list of famous camera store rip offs finally in
the end blocked from selling gray market in Pop photography and also I think
shutterbug which is way they went thank god under and we don't hear about
them any more. In the 70's and 80s it was the back of pop and modern
photography.  You had to be very careful who you did business with becuae
the magazines then didn't care.
I'd put a (good riddance!) on a few more of them then just one.
-- 
Mark R.



> From: David Freedman <dpfreedman at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:36:28 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Camera store graveyard
> 
> I *never* post to the LUG but this really hit home (being a life-long New
> Yorker). To add to the list (all were in Manhattan):
> 
> Executive Photo
> Olden Camera
> 47th Street Photo
> Cambridge Camera (good riddance!)
> Garden Camera
> Wall Street Camera
> Sharp Photo
> Rechovos Camera
> Competitive Camera
> Bi-Rite Camera
> Profoto (not sure of the name/spelling; was on the block with Spiratone 
> and,
> I believe, Willoughby)
> 
> I'm sure I'll think of a few others.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at 
> gmail.com>wrote:
> 
>> What happens when you cling to old technology too long. New York is the
>> graveyard of old photo stores. Remember Willoughby, Camera Barn, 
>> Spiratone,
>> etc.
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/NYC+old+photo+store.jpg.html
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/NYC+old+photo+store.jpg.html
>> 
>> Larry Z
>> 
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