Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Union Square farmers market is about two blocks from my university office for 32 years. The market started about 25 years ago when the Union Square area was gentrified. Just about everything is on sale. My graduate assistant used to shop there every Friday to get weekend drugs for her and her boyfriend. The name Union Square dates from the period when union organizers, socialists, and various flavors of political agitators used to stand on soap boxes and harangue crowds. The area north of Union Square up to 23rd St. is New York's photographic ghetto. Most of the working photographic studios, B&H, Tamarkin, Duggals, etc. are located in or near this vicinity. Walk through the area at night and you will see the flashes of strobe lights from many windows. People used to joke that you could walk the streets carrying a Nikon F and have a couple of Leicas hanging around your neck without people thinking that you had just ripped off a camera store. Great restaurants in the area too. Especially if you are on an expense account. Larry Z PESO: I'm downloading the photos from NYC. ?This was made at the farmer's market in Union Square. ?It must be Spring! http://www.pbase.com/image/155414388 C&C greatly appreciated. Tina -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com It's a very upscale, yuppie farmer's market with organic goat cheese and pastured lamb and lots of organic hard apple cider. ?It was so totally packed with people that it was hard to move. ?No problems with the economy in this neighborhood! Tina On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: Looks to posh to be a farmers market. I do like her outfit. Cheers, Nathan