tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post1798711316630561075..comments2024-03-19T22:06:41.165-04:00Comments on fromtheeditr: Old Photo Finisher Downtown Coming DownAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-62046655001837481252010-05-15T07:23:05.395-04:002010-05-15T07:23:05.395-04:00Anon II: That's a nice story. Thank you for sh...Anon II: That's a nice story. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217963475185024609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-26316467394286633462010-05-12T16:25:05.931-04:002010-05-12T16:25:05.931-04:00Had the pleasure to work as a "color printer&...Had the pleasure to work as a "color printer" at Roanoke Photo Finishing in 1971-1972. The photo lab was upstairs and the camera shop on first floor. I loved every single minute of working there. There were a lot of ladies and a couple of gentlemen who worked there since they were teenagers. They used to show me old photos of themselves actually getting ready for dates when they were in their teens and worked there. There was the "black & white department" where only B & W film was developed. I worked as a "color printer"...we each (four of us) had printers we had to load in complete darkness with huge rolls of Kodak paper. We judged each and every negative for light exposure and color corrections were done on corrections in the afternoon. On Fridays the "ladies" took me with them to Miller&Rhoades Tea Room or to the 4 Parrots and we dressed up for lunch. It made me cry when my husband showed me today's paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-53789596785327226112010-05-10T18:20:33.076-04:002010-05-10T18:20:33.076-04:00Actually, I think it was the home of Roanoke Photo...Actually, I think it was the home of Roanoke Photo Finishing Company, a film developer and camera and lens store for many years. (that is looking back to the 1950's at least). That business was owned by the Swartz family that also operated a resturant supply business on luck Ave near 6th street. I would be very surprised if that building was ever a theater.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077386656187888581.post-8912165986246542122010-05-10T15:34:51.489-04:002010-05-10T15:34:51.489-04:00Sad, but that's progress, I guess.Sad, but that's progress, I guess.littlecreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737404156666406726noreply@blogger.com