Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny is the only one who seems to have kept (twice removed) ties to him. Just to show you my mindset, when I first walked past Alfredo's in 1974, I thought "Doesn't this guy have anything new or modern?" Hey, I was only 24 and had a Pentax Spotmatic. Jeffery At 11:50 AM 4/2/2004, you wrote: >Wow, what nice news to hear that Alfredo is back in the United States. In >the late 1970s American Bar Assoc meetings took me to New Orleans several >times, staying often at the old Roosevelt - now Fairmont - Hotel. Almost out >the back door was Alfredo's shop (actually about two blocks away) that I >stumbled onto. What pulled me in the first time I walked past the window was >the array of variegated painted Leicas, mostly M2's and M3's but I seem to >recall one or two screw-mount Leicas. It was a joy to schmooz with him about >cameras, Leicas and vintage sports cars, mostly Ferraris as I recall. Does >anyone know how to get in touch with him? > >Seth >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:30 AM >Subject: Re: [Leica] Kodak, now Alfredo > > > > No, just one of the most eccentric camera dealers you would ever meet. > > > > > > >Al > > > > > >Is this the guy who makes that terrific Fettuccini? > > > > > >Jerry > > > > > >Allen Graves wrote: > > > > > >> Unless he has changed a lot over the last 25 years. I don't think I'd > > >> have the nerve to ask him. > > >> > > >> >Exotic car mechanic? Does he wear pasties? > > >> > > > >> >At 09:03 AM 4/1/2004, you wrote: > > >> >>Alfredo moved back to New Orleans from Argentina several years ago. > > >> >>Last time I talked to him he was working part time for as an exotic > > >> >>car mechanic in Kenner. > > >> >> > > >> >>As far as the antique Leicas, the Afrika Korps one was I believe > > >> >>authentic, as well as several other war-time Leicas. > > >> >> > > >> >>BTW, I don't think swastikas were commonly on even military > > >> >>cameras. Some privately owned cameras were so engraved.) > > >> >> > > >> >>I may be mistaken, but I don't think Alfredo was replicating > > >> >>wartime cameras. He had an extensive collection of Leica that he > > >> >>kept in a case in the middle of the store. > > >> >> > > >> >>Sonny > > >> >> > > >> >>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:36:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > >> >>jls@runbox.com writes: > > >> >> > > >> >>> >>It went out of business years ago, the store was boarded up > > >>and moldy, > > >> >>> >>and it is now a multistory parking lot. I shot this just after >they > > >> >>> >>demolished it. I think Sonny told me that the owner moved > > >> >>> back down to > > >> >>> >>Argentina. > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>> >>Jeffery > > >> >>> >> > > >> >>_______________________________________________ > > >> >>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 > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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