These pictures were all taken in 1959 in London’s Soho. The picture above shows the 2i’s Coffee Bar, known as the birthplace of British rock and roll.
Thanks to Wasleso.
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These are a little bit special (: Lx
look at pic 5 and then look at this link
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=EN&f=q&q=darblay+street
hope it works:) its the same corner now in google maps street view. Place is still a sandwich shop! sort of:)
link is a bit vague its number 8 darblay street
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB307GB307&resnum=0&q=8%20darblay%20street&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
better link
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1st picture looking down frith st. here’s google maps view:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB307GB307&resnum=0&q=8%20darblay%20street&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Brilliant stuff. Love it!! Makes me want to be in Soho right now. Its my favorite area of London
Why is there a bloke straddling the lampost in the Sam Widges (No.5) shot?????? (I guess we’ll never know).
yep, pic 5, you can still see the post the guys sitting on: http://tinyurl.com/349m4td