Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"The majority of New York's model agencies are located nearby. They can be found by noting the migration paths of stunningly beautiful skinny women carrying hatboxes." Larry, Since I'm an economist, for me NYC is Midtown (50th to 59th) or Downtown. When I get to the 30-somethings is in a rush, to buy something in Adorama or BH. The next time I visit the Big Apple I need your guidance. Either you are a poet, or you see things the rest of us miserably miss...:-):-):-) achilles - --- LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > <<I will be visiting New York City for the first > time this fall. Where is the > New York photo district?>> > > Hans, > > The pro camera district in NYC is near the fashion > and garment center area, > generally south of Madison Square or 23rd. St. Some > call this the Flatiron > District after the building of the same name. Most > of the pro camera shops are > located here, often several flights up in office > buildings. Hansen, the Leica > valhalla is here as is Adorama and Duggals, the big > custom processing center. B&H > Camera is a few blocks west. Walking around the > district in the dusk you can > see strobe flashes coming from studio windows in > lofts and office buildings. > The area is dotted with trendy expense account > eateries. The majority of New > York's model agencies are located nearby. They can > be found by noting the > migration paths of stunningly beautiful skinny women > carrying hatboxes. Many of the > fashion photos you see in magazines are shot in > Gramercy Park, an elite > private park surrounded by elegant late 19th century > mansions. Gramercy Park is at > Lexington Ave. and 22st. > > I had various offices in the area for about 30 > years, usually within a block > of Gramercy Park. This district is one of the few > places in New York where you > can walk around the streets with three Leicas > hanging from your neck without > someone thinking you had ripped off a photo store or > were about to catch a > flight to cover an assasination in some third world > country. > > I hope you enjoy your stay. > > Larry Z > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html