Leica to open a store in a store in the Photographic Centre in West Palm Beach

The gadget boutique trend continues, and Leica is latest to jump in for the retail romp, opening a store within a store in West Palm Beach, Florida. That outlet will be inside the Pro Shop for Photographers, which is itself inside the new Palm Beach Photographic Centre, a 26,000 square foot facility for teaching photography, hosting exhibits, and surely cooing over some of the company's sexier special editions. It's a non-profit facility, but we're guessing Leica is hoping its little corner of it will generate a little revenue when it opens in mid-October. Fun fact: despite having all that space, the Photographic Centre doesn't have a single dark room, leaving old-school film photographers with no place to go but the closet.

[Via ubergizmo]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 26th 2009 8:30AM]

No darkroom? Well, that is a shame.

[SteveBaldmer Posted Aug 26th 2009 7:54AM]

No darkroom? Well, that is a shame.

[jrflesch Posted Aug 26th 2009 8:40AM]

I don't like to be "that guy" but...

They DO have a dark room. 2 actually. At least that's what their website shows. They have a virtual tour of them. Unless this Lecia portion is going to wipe the 2 dark rooms out. Just thinking out loud.

Why do i care? I teach photography at a WPB school.

[JAYZ1881 Posted Aug 26th 2009 10:00AM]

Where is this at?

I would love to see this place, as I visit WPB a couple times a year.

[jezzzzy Posted Aug 26th 2009 11:27AM]

It is located in the City of West Palm Beach City Center complex. Dixie Hwy & Clematis St. - Downtown WPB.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 26th 2009 10:16AM]

not a smart move at all. they're constantly going to be packed with "art school" kids from dreyfoos and bak. ugg, if only they put this a tad further north or south.

[loocas Posted Aug 26th 2009 12:06PM]

So, they managed to sell one or two Leica M8s, so they can afford to open a store? :)

[Amun Posted Aug 26th 2009 3:13PM]

I misread the title as being "Leica to open a store in a Wal-Mart."