Whitman Posted July 13, 2023 Posted July 13, 2023 RUHR, GERMANY, 1965 thomas, + Charlie and + Just Sayin 3
Whitman Posted August 10, 2023 Posted August 10, 2023 KENDAL STREET, LONDON - 1969 + azdr0710, + Just Sayin, thomas and 2 others 4 1
+ Autumnal Posted August 11, 2023 Posted August 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Whitman said: KENDAL STREET, LONDON - 1969 Great picture - dismal place. + Pensant, + Charlie and + azdr0710 2 1
+ azdr0710 Posted August 11, 2023 Posted August 11, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Whitman said: KENDAL STREET, LONDON - 1969 for those, like me, interested in geography and history, here are some details on this.....it is apparently the Byker neighborhood in Newcastle, England, not London.....the picture was taken by a Finnish photographer, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, who was living and working in the area......she also documented the interiors of the homes of many willing residents.....deemed unfit for human habitation, the entire neighborhood was demolished by the early 1970s, and replaced by the 200-acre/80 hectare Byker Estate (I believe "estate" is a British term for what US residents might call a development or a subdivision) as new housing..... https://www.amber-online.com/collection/byker/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4226476/The-gritty-reality-life-Newcastle-s-famous-Byker.html if the historic picture is indeed Kendal St pre-demolition, the current look of Kendal St after 1970s-era redevelopment is unrecognizable....(safe google street view link) https://www.google.com/maps/@54.9740563,-1.5798788,3a,60y,279.08h,86.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sjWuQx77xjXdDlDHFx4WiLw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?authuser=0&entry=ttu Edited August 11, 2023 by azdr0710 + sync, + Just Sayin, thomas and 3 others 1 4 1
Whitman Posted August 12, 2023 Posted August 12, 2023 PARIS, 1950s + Pensant, + azdr0710, + Charlie and 3 others 6
Whitman Posted August 17, 2023 Posted August 17, 2023 BILL CROW (AMERICAN JAZZ BASSIST, B. 1927), PHOTOGRAPHED BY DENNIS STOCK, NYC, 1958 + azdr0710, thomas, + Charlie and 1 other 4
+ Charlie Posted September 8, 2023 Posted September 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Whitman said: South Philly + Oliver and + Pensant 2
+ StLouisOct Posted September 8, 2023 Posted September 8, 2023 + Just Sayin, + Charlie, + bashful and 1 other 4
56harrisond Posted September 11, 2023 Posted September 11, 2023 + Charlie, + Just Sayin and + Autumnal 3
Whitman Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 + Just Sayin, + Charlie, + bashful and 2 others 5
Whitman Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) PRAGUE, 1968 Edited October 31, 2023 by Whitman + Pensant, + Charlie, + azdr0710 and 2 others 5
+ Pensant Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 6:14 AM, Whitman said: PRAGUE, 1969 Actually August 1968. Whitman 1
Whitman Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, Pensant said: Actually August 1968. Yes. Thank you @Pensant . My typo. I have corrected the caption.
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