I ran into the last owner of Leslie’s Camera shop yesterday, and although I am pretty sure he didn’t remember me (but knew my name from the Denton photography community), we did take a walk down memory lane.
I only barely remember when Leslie’s Camera was located on the Square, and then over to University Drive.
There was also the recall of Denton Camera, it’s location on the edge of North Texas State University (around that Fry Street intersection area) Avenue A, and owner Nic Nicosia.
We rambled on down memory lane, bringing up Burt Finger and Missy Finger – and their Photographs Do Not Bend gallery as well as his start in Denton. You will see Burt doing photography appraisals on Antiques Road Show from time-to-time.
Of course in the end-times of film photography, along came Film Depot which was located in the center on University Drive where Albertson’s is still located. Film Depot specialized in selling grey market film that essentially ended the dominance of Leslie’s and coupled with catalog ordering and then the internet? The handwriting was written large on the wall. And the lion became the lamb, with me struggling to even remember the name of Film Depot.