Comments on: Last Days of the White Vans of Whitechapel https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Friday photo: a handsome Raleigh tourer | At War With The Motorist https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21810 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 06:32:47 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21810 […] you’re interested in the colourful transit van, check out this week’s Spitalfield’s Life for an explanation.  The vans are essentially storage for the market traders, who seem to be subverting the fact that […]

]]> By: MARIA https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21679 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:19:01 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21679 on second looks, i missed mentioning the malarky – that one is definitely tops for me!

]]> By: jeannette https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21658 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:24:52 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21658 the evanescence (sp?) of this, contrasted with what never goes away, like the old and new stuff the mud larks recover from old man river, floors me.

i hope you get pictures of all of them.

here’s a book about the 70s subway cars of NY, where the evanescence and the life-threatening danger of the moving canvas/penetrating the car park with your spray cans, was so incredibly valorous and gay, like a bullfight.
http://www.amazon.com/Graffiti-Kings-York-Transit-1970s/dp/0810975262/ref=pd_sim_b_3

]]> By: MARIA https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21631 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:16:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21631 the vans are an improvement on their original hospital white form, but they all full of graffiti artwork – there is room for improvement! in this set, the one with the triangular people stands out as unique (and perhaps the underpants painting…)

]]> By: jt https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21626 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:33:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21626 I’ve been curious about the story behind the fabulous market vans graffiti. I’m so pleased you have documented them, thank you.

]]> By: Marina https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/07/04/last-days-of-the-white-vans-of-whitechapel/#comment-21622 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:25:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=37393#comment-21622 What a wonderful record!

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