Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It/They were indeed Potomac Photo and National Camera Repair. Have I lost it entirely, or were they at one point housed in the same space? Because I certainly remember Charlie Scheer, and I seem to remember him being associated with Potomac Photo. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ken Firestone Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 2:18 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Let's Hold the Future at Bay a Tad Longer On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:39:49 -0400, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > The two spots I remember from D.C. - and I'm talking '66-'80 - were a > camera store (can't remember the name, but I do remember that they got > a fair amount of my pretty limited income)with both new and used > equipment on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave NW between 17th and > 18th Sts NW - and, I believe in that same block, same side, on the > second or third floor, Images, a black and white custom lab started by > the guy who was LBJ's WH photographer. BD, The two shops were probably Potomac Photo, and National Camera Repair. National Camera Repair started out in a little hole in the wall on the north side of Penn. Ave, and grew over time, eventually moving across the street. Charlie Scheer, the owner, fixed most of the cameras for Washington Photojournalists at one time or another. Potomac Photo had the distinction of handling the photofinishing for Jackie Kennedy when she lived down the street. LBJ's photographer, Yochi Okamoto, opened a photo lab as BD mentioned after he retired from the government. Before his White House stint he worked for USIA. Other camera stores, all long gone from DC included several around 7th and Penn, NW, several along 14th st and Bakers in what is now called Tenleytown. -- ================================================ Ken Firestone, W3CAT Kerry-Courage under fire. kenf01@gmail.com Bush-Driving under the influence. kenf@speakeasy.net ================================================ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information