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From: rees@pisa.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
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Subject: Re: Allied Radio / Radio Shack
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Date: 7 Feb 91 20:24:28 GMT
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In article <16727@accuvax.nwu.edu>, hsilbiger@attmail.att.com (Herman
R Silbiger) writes:

> Lafayette was located on Lafayette Street in NYC, near Hudson and
> Varick Streets.  This area was known as Radio Row, and had many radio
> and electronics parts and surplus strores.  The area disappeared when
> the World Trade Center was built.  One store from that area still
> exists uptown, Harvey Radio (now Harvey Electronics), and is an
> upscale sound system dealer.

This area seems to have moved over to Canal Street, which is also a
great place to buy the latest toys from Taiwan and $25 Rolex watches.
I mention it here because it's also a good place to shop for cheap
surplus telecom gear.

These areas also survive in various third-world cities, where time is
still cheaper than parts.  Manila has a big surplus telecom district,
Bangkok has all kinds of electronics shops near Wat Phra Keo selling
new, used and surplus equipment, and Mexico City used to have a huge
electronics district (I haven't been there in years, though).  Getting
the stuff back into your home country may be a bit tricky.