Black and White Photographs of London in the early 50's

[blossie33]

From Spitalfields Life today http://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/11/izis-london/

Some black and white photographs of London taken by Israel Bidermanas in the early 50's

 

[RoyReed]

That site's full of the most amazing photos of the East End: http://spitalfieldslife.com/category/photo-life/

 

[blossie33]

Yes, it's a very interesting site, there is a new post every day. I've been following it for a few years now.

 

[weltweit]

From Spitalfields Life today http://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/02/11/izis-london/

Some black and white photographs of London taken by Israel Bidermanas in the early 50's

Nice pics, thanks for posting the link.

 

[weltweit]

That site's full of the most amazing photos of the East End: http://spitalfieldslife.com/category/photo-life/

Bloomin eck, there are loads

 

[oryx]

Some great pics of old West London, too. I used to work (in the 80s) on the estate which was built on this street when it was demolished (in the early 60s, I think).

I believe the huge building at the end of the street is Paddington Station.

 

[sim667]

I liked the photos of the thames on that link...

I'd have liked a job working on the river

 

[KeeperofDragons]

Loved the photos

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Another collection which is being tweeted by @old_london_mush

Got this one of Deptford as a retweet this morning

And this one of Clink Street in Southwark (used to work round the corner from there)

 

[clicker]

The clink street one looks like the road where the clink prison stands...walking along that cobbled road always seems like stepping back in time.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

The clink street one looks like the road where the clink prison stands...walking along that cobbled road always seems like stepping back in time.

yes, that's where i think it is.

I worked near there for about a year 1988-ish (before borough market got trendy and before tat modern / globe theatre etc) - was by no means uncommon to trip over film crews in action.

visited the area with a friend a year or two back, and the place i worked (then recently built industrial estate to provide jobs in a run down area) was in the process of being replaced with a tourist hotel...