Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Documentary filmmaker looking for archival photos-footage of Ray's Candy Store



A local filmmaker is working on a documentary about Ray and Ray's Candy Store. He’s looking for older photos or footage of Ray and the store on Avenue A near Seventh Street ... like the one above from the late 1970s by Michael Sean Edwards.

Here's the contact info: ray@rayscandystore.com
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 9, 2017 at 8:13 AM

    May NYPL archives. I remember when there was a full-sized phone booth -- one where you close the glass door and can sit down. But that was before Ray took it over.

    Stools too.

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  2. chris flashNovember 10, 2017 at 7:59 PM

    At 31 Chambers Street, they can purchase tax photos from 1940 + 1980 of the front of Ray's building. I believe they cost $10 each....

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  3. dmbreamNovember 11, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    Good one, Chris.

    Just fished up the shot from 1980 on the online browser and, of course, there was a trucked parked out front blocking the facade!

    :-D

    http://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/RECORDSPHOTOUNITMAN~2~2~526038~185026:dof_1_00435_0036?sort=identifier%2Cborough%2Cblock%2Clot&qvq=q:%22avenue%2Ba%22;sort:identifier%2Cborough%2Cblock%2Clot;lc:RECORDSPHOTOUNITMAN~2~2&mi=463&trs=16692

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