Comments on: Colin O’Brien At Chats Palace https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:35:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1627488 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:35:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1627488 Ah, the joys of playing outdoors in the days before computer games. The kids in these photos all look to be having a great time. Love the pic of the 3 teenage girls together.

]]> By: Christine https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1626135 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:31:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1626135 x]]> Superb photos and brings back so many memories! I love the photo of the cowboy 🤠 x

]]> By: Bailey Jones https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1626064 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:44:34 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1626064 These photos take me right back to the joy of being a working class kid. Colin captured something special – love of life, pure and simple.

Not many can do that.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1626052 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:55:23 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1626052 Wonderful work, absolutely full of spirit. I did a double take on the last shot — it could have been an old photo I have of my husband as a street urchin in Hell’s Kitchen New York City. An enterprising band of multi-ethnic boys, some of them altar boys and some in the choir. Irish,
German, Panamanian, Italian, etc. They played every street game known to man, and stole sports equipment (or made stuff) when necessary. They had intricate score-keeping rituals, and firm
RULES about everything. They were roguish, silly, exuberant, tireless, daring, and glorious. I’ve had the great joy of meeting almost all of them, and they are the brothers I never had.

As someone once said: “The Kid’s are Alright!”.

]]> By: achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1626019 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:15:52 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1626019 Hardly anyone has captured the poverty and decay, but also the joy and comfort of civilization as impressively as Colin O’Brien. And he started when he was just 8 years old. Unbelievable. 

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Mark https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1625991 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:32:36 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1625991 Streetlife, you can run away from home,
Streetlife, for a nickel or a dime,
Streetlife, but you better not get old,
Streetlife, or you’re gonna feel the cold,
Streetlife!

]]> By: Rosie Dastgir https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/09/24/colin-obrien-at-chats-palace/#comment-1625978 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:59:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=201051#comment-1625978 What a genius Colin was- his unerring eye for mood, soul, drama, wit. We miss him, but how wonderful to see his work here again.

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