JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANHATTAN

The darkroom at the JCC is spacious, well designed and underutilized.

Above: One of the 17 Saunders/LPL 4550 XLG enlargers in the darkroom at the Jewish Community Center, at 76th & Amsterdam, NYC. This spacious, well-designed and well-equipped facility is open to all; hourly rates $8.00 for JCC members; $10.00 for non-members.

Printing at Print Space, NYC: temperature-controlled water, keypad-controlled variable contrast and state-of-the-art ventilation. Note the ductwork that hangs about a foot over tray level: that’s the out-with-the-bad-air part of Print Space’s amazing ventilation system.

Photo Courtesy Print Space

PRINT SPACE...TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN

Print Space B&W, a NYC institution since the late nineties, is still going strong in 2008.

Just dying to make gorgeous B&W darkroom prints, but can’t find the space? If you’re in the NYC area, you’re in luck....there’s are several great rental darkroom facilities.

These are the first two installments in a series about traditional black-and-white darkroom facilities nationwide. We’re starting here in NYC...