Camden Town in the 30s. Not much has changed.
Aparently the bit in the middle used to be known as penguin island. The men in their black suits and white shirts would congregate there after church on a Sunday waiting to see which pub opened first.
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Aparently the bit in the middle used to be known as penguin island. The men in their black suits and white shirts would congregate there after church on a Sunday waiting to see which pub opened first.
RoyReed
Must fly!
St. Michael's on Camden Road (just before Sainsburys) and there's a Catholic church on Arlington Road.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Also one on Royal College Street , I think it's Greek Orthodox.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
without wishing to stereotype either church or pub-going habits of any particular nationality or denomination, i've found a reference or two to 'penguin island' being 'after mass' and I'd say that members of the congregation from Our Lady of Hal on Arlington Street may be the most likely bet...
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
apart from the bank being rebuilt after the war (ETA - and looks like the underground station had a bigger frontage on that side as well before it got damaged)
collection of camden town photos from this flickr user
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blossie33
trailer trash
Obviously taken by a tram/bus enthusiast! I like the couple of shots taken on a good old fashioned city smoggy day.
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There's a cracking selection of cafe photos from the 1980s here
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22 More London Cafes In The 1980s - Flashbak
In the second album of photographer Peter Marshall’s pictures of cafes in London between 1980 and 1990, we’re off to Mo’s, Maggie’s, Ivy’s and Pegy’s. These cafes and more were in business before chains of coffee shops cropped up on pretty much every high street offering a vast array of styles...
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ska invita
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even more here
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heres one from a recent trip to essex from my private collection
turn around 180 degrees and you get this view
anyhow there are still a few oldskool net curtain caffs around
Electric in West Norwood springs to mind
Sadly Alpino in Chapel Market has just closed and moved, not that i particularly liked it in there, but it had a lot of character
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Good insta for caff fetishists
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London Cafes in The 1980s - Flashbak
Fancy a cuppa? We’re in the company of photographer Peter Marshall, who took these photographs of cafes in London between 1980 and 1990. There’s Leslie’s cafe and Cafe Des Chiens on the Isle of Dogs, Lorraine’s Cafe in Walthamstow and Len’s snack bar on Wapping High Street, a single-storey...
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heres one from a recent trip to essex from my private collection
turn around 180 degrees and you get this view
anyhow there are still a few oldskool net curtain caffs around
Electric in West Norwood springs to mind
Sadly Alpino in Chapel Market has just closed and moved, not that i particularly liked it in there, but it had a lot of character
This Iconic London Caff Is Leaving Its Home of 80 Years
Alpino Cafe will move across Chapel Market and rename as Casa Fabrizi, crediting the decision to a landlord who has "become greedy"
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Good insta for caff fetishists
Caffs not cafes (@caffs_not_cafes) • Instagram photos and videos
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Some good photos here. Photos Of London In The 1980s Show A Very Different City
ska invita
back on the other side
Talking of 80s London posted a lino to this photo book on the Hackney thread
www.isolapress.com
Amazing pictures - bought the book as its pure nostalgia for me and the book is rammed full of photos
also an insta
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The Rio Tape/Slide Archive — ISOLA PRESS
A book of radical community photography from '80s east London. A treasure trove of slides found in the basement of the Rio Cinema in Dalston, Hackney – scenes of protests, activism, work, play and street style captured by the unemployed local young people in the Rio Tape/Slide Newsreel project
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Dalston & Hackney in the 80s (@riocinemaarchive) • Instagram photos and videos
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blossie33
trailer trash
smmudge
i know the smudge is true
Yeah isn't that the Top Boy cafe?
danski
"vibey"
Ah, just looked. Never watched it but it may have been on in the background somewhere.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Year I was born.
Most people in that will be dead now. Timely reminder to get out there and seize the day and so on.
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hiraethified
This is definitely worth a visit
www.urban75.org
In photos: Panoramic views of London from The Garden at 120 Fenchurch Street, London – a free to visit rooftop space - urban75: art, photos, walks
The City of London’s largest public rooftop space, The Garden at 120, can be found at the top of the Fen Court building at 120 Fenchurch Street. It's free to enter - no booking is required - although you may have to queue for a short while to get in and then go through airport-style
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