Sunday, September 01, 2013
Picture Post 1125 : Taking A Stroll Down Charles Street
This is a photograph of Charles Street in Elland taken back in the 1980s. Most of the buildings are still there today, but the cars are different and the cigarette vending machines have long gone. Scanning my old negatives is like taking a stroll through history.
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ReplyDelete'Most of the buildings are still there.....' . What about the 'phone box?
The black and white shows tremendous shadow. Funny how pictures don't have to be very old before huge changes are noticed.
ReplyDeleteThis is what you do so well, Alan. Another B&W gem.
ReplyDeleteAnd we are your willing companions.
ReplyDeleteI wondered about the phone booth too..most likely gone:)
ReplyDeleteI like the scene at the very end of the street. Factory smoke I am assuming.
ReplyDeleteLove this photo ... everything about it.
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