East London 1
12/01/04
East London
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More graffito please.
Posted by: petrol at December 1, 2004 11:22 PM
I love the 'fog' photograph. Emblematic of the times.
Posted by: rocky at December 2, 2004 12:06 AM
mike, you too? :D
Posted by: rion at December 2, 2004 12:30 AM
"You too?" Heck, when I saw rion's site yesterday I was wondering if you were a pair! :-)
Hey Mike, that grass-covered rail terminus shot is fantastic. It not only covers the decay you like so much, but is also plain beautiful. Is your high res version as beutiful as its potential? (Kinda reminds me of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle ten years ago, before attention was paid to it.)
Posted by: Frank at December 2, 2004 09:50 AM
Where is that abandoned station located? What was its name?
Posted by: Mitch45 at December 2, 2004 12:03 PM
Mitch45, it may be a disused platform rather than an abandoned station, but if you'd like info about abandoned stations on the Underground see http://www.starfury.demon.co.uk/uground/ .
Posted by: recountess at December 2, 2004 01:27 PM
It's an active station, Shoreditch on the East London line. Only the left platform is used; the one on the right is abandoned.
Posted by: Mike at December 2, 2004 01:45 PM
excellent as usual.
Posted by: 990000 at December 2, 2004 03:24 PM
Funny that someone mentioned the Franklin Ave. shuttle, b/c I was looking at these and thinking they reminded me a lot of Brooklyn.
Posted by: laura at December 2, 2004 03:41 PM
The first shot in the 'East London' series is great. I love the way you've captured the bend in the lane. Very nice.
Jay
Posted by: Jay at December 3, 2004 05:02 PM
Mike, I was wondering if it was Shoreditch!
FYI, the whole station is soon to be abandoned as they will be building a new Shoreditch station near the entrance of the former Bishopsgate Goods Yard for the East London Line Project.
Posted by: recountess at December 4, 2004 08:04 AM
I can't believe it!!!
I was caught, captured, held in place for FOUR HOURS! from beginning to current. Unbeleivable.
Thank you!
I'm not sure what it is your after, but you entertained me, with wonderful (and sometimes tragic) pictures of city life, through the eyes of a stranger.
I will continue with your voyage, until you stop.
Posted by: ScooterC at December 5, 2004 05:29 PM
ah, east london. i used to live near shoreditch, down by mile end, back in the day. nice to know it still looks the same.
Posted by: dahl at December 9, 2004 07:03 PM
Looks nothing like the Franklin avenue shuttle. I take it evry Saturday and it's cool. I like how it goes past the poor neighborhoods.
Posted by: Pavlo at December 12, 2004 10:29 PM
the first picture, 'fog everywhere' looks like St. Catherine's Wheel Alley, sort of across the street from Liverpool station, near the police station, and a good shortcut to Spitalfields. starts off wide and squeeeeeezes down to body width size, then opens up again.
Posted by: snarl at December 15, 2004 08:09 AM
Is that poster of the dark punkish guy Nick Cave?