I did not see a camera store there. I just missed the trolley back, so I wandered around a bit, and I' sure I would have noticed a camera store.
Dan On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: > Was there a camera store (Moldaner's) about 100 feet away from Camellia > Grill? That is the only photography shop left in New Orleans (the city of) > since the storm. It has since moved closer to Tulane University, replacing > Maple Street Camera (the second to last photography shop in the city). > > I was hoping to drive down to the south shore line to see what has become of > it since the oil spill (which is now the size of Puerto Rico), but the > sheriffs down there don't want any pictures taken. A fellow biology professor > tried two days ago and they ran her out. They ran me out several years ago > for trying to photograph herons near an oil refinery in Venice. Rough times > for photographers since it is now so easy to post images on the web. Anyone > with a camera is seen as a threat. > > Jeffery > > > On May 1, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> The Camilla Grill was open two years ago when I was down there with my >> wife, who was attending a science teachers' convention. While she was >> at a session, I took the St Charles Street trolley out to Camilla for >> breakfast, The ride through the Garden District was a real joy. Once >> inside, the Camilla was just like a Jersey diner. They don't even >> serve beignets! >> >> Dan >> >> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Camillia Grill is famous for their waffles as well as a hamburger with raw >>> meat in it (the cannibal). You hit the nail on the head regarding its >>> appearance. It had closed after Katrina (when we were having to pay >>> $15/hour for dishwashers down here), but I think it's up and running again. >>> >>> Jeffery >>> >>> >>> On Apr 30, 2010, at 9:50 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Jeffery. >>>> >>>> Are you familiar with the Camillia in New Orleans? From the outside >>>> it looks like a miniature southern plantation house. Inside, its pure >>>> Jersey diner. It is a well-know institution there, from what I hear. >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> There is an 80-mile stretch of old highway between New Orleans and Baton >>>>> Rouge that is called Airline Highway. Your photos really remind me of the >>>>> diners that dotted that pre-freeway stretch of highway, sort of like a >>>>> shorter Route-66. I'll try to take some time this weekend to go through >>>>> your diner blog. I like it. >>>>> >>>>> Jeffery >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
