Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Oak Park Camera
From: "Mueller, Rob" <rob.mueller@eds.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:55:27 -0400

OK. where's Central?

Rob Mueller
EAIMS (Middleware Services)
800 Tower Dr.
Troy, MI 48098
248 265 3365 (Office)
888 997 1294 (Pager)


- -----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mrabiner@concentric.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 2:17 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Oak Park Camera


"Mueller, Rob" wrote:
> 
> I know this is sacriledge, but do they have Large Format Junk and darkroom
> Junk?
> 
> Rob Mueller
> Studies in Black and White
> www.studiesinblackandwhite.com
> rob@studiesinblackandwhite.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Johnston [mailto:michaeljohnston@ameritech.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 6:18 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; Greg.Chappell@bankofamerica.com
> Subject: [Leica] Oak Park Camera
> 
> Greg Chappell: >>>What is this Oak Park's Tel #? I need to call them
> about their Viso
> equipment!<<<
> 
> Oak Park Camera, on Lake Street just east of Harlem in Oak Park,
> Illinois, 708 / 386-6447. Ask for Josh Hawkins (M2 user, recently bought
> himself the 21mm ASPH by confining his diet to macaroni); young guy, but
> a manager. Tell him Mike Johnston sent you and you'll get the proper
> lack of respect. <s>
> 
> --Mike

As Mike will tell you it's a great Camera store but in decline. I'd go
downtown
to Central. Now there's a store with resonance! I used to go there every
weekend
in the 60's after riding my Locally made Schwinn Continental 10 speed full
speed
for 45 minutes to the Wilmette Linden L Station. It was old then!
Mark Rabiner