https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:57:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/#comment-1486894 Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:57:45 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193326#comment-1486894 Amazing photos and always look atmospheric in black and white! When we visit London and get the 15 bus from Aldwych to our hotel in Whitechapel, when I pass St Pauls I love this view of the dome x

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/#comment-1486748 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:10:30 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193326#comment-1486748 I so appreciated your comments about all the “overnight” activity that happens in a great city.
We lived in Manhattan for many years, and it was truly an around-the-clock metropolis. I loved the specialty restaurants, mostly in ethnic neighborhoods, that were beacons of bright lights, interesting food, and unique “night prowler” clientele. One would take a cab, through deserted nighttime streets, and suddenly come upon these illuminated places, wonderful aromas, and boisterous kindred travelers.
Plus your mention of the Fleet Street presses reminded me of the Saturday night ritual of acquiring the door-stop-sized Sunday NY Times at the huge bustling news kiosks in Greenwich Village.
This array of photos of London at night is gasp-worthy, and so atmospheric. Where’s my muffler and mittens?
Thank you, GA.

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/#comment-1486743 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 13:33:46 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193326#comment-1486743 Wonderful images. The B&W world we grew up in

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]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/#comment-1486720 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:59:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193326#comment-1486720 Beautiful!

]]> https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/08/the-nights-of-old-london-ox/#comment-1486719 Sat, 08 Oct 2022 09:51:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=193326#comment-1486719 Isn’t it so very noticeable how uncluttered the skyline is around these buildings? How these great landmarks were allowed to breathe and make their presence felt? Half of them you could stumble over without realising they were there these days.

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