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urban75 blog...rainy streets, neon signs, disused stations and broken lines... | |
Tuesday, October 30, 2007Brixton's trams - a history I wish I'd been around when trams were rumbling through the streets - they look way cool and I like the way they ruled the roads, with cars having to get out of the way or get dented for their troubles. Nice.  Brixton used to have an extensive tram network - all gone by 1952, I'm afraid - including a San Francisco-style cable car up Brixton Hill. Check out the full story here: Brixton trams: a history Friday, October 26, 2007Richard Herring, Amycanbe @ Offline Last night's Offline was one of the best with a great mix of acts and the welcome return of ace comedian, Richard Herring.  Also on the bill was the hilarious MATTHEW DEVEREAUX, the roof-removing thunder of ATOMIC SUPLEX, the melodramatic brilliance of THE BRIDPORT DAGGER and my personal favourites, AMYCANBE, who played a set of seductive indie-folk goodness. More photos Labels: bands, offline, photos brixton Thursday, October 25, 2007A lighthouse in London I love this old building right by Kings Cross station.  The story is that the building originally served as an oyster house - oysters being the fast food of the day - with eateries often being marked by a lighthouses, much like McDonalds (spit!) uses the familiar Golden Arches to catch the eye of hungry punters. More photos: Oysterhouse Lighthouse, Kings Cross Monday, October 22, 2007Autumn in Regent's Park
I spent a lovely hour walking around Regent's Park on Saturday afternoon, grabbing a couple of autumnal scenes on my trusty Ricoh GX100 camera (long term test review coming soon!) as I kicked through the leaves:
  Couple more pics here Labels: brockwell park, london, photos Sunday, October 21, 2007A walk around Fitzrovia, London Had a nice walk around W1 and Fitzrovia on Saturday - interesting to see so many buildings closed and the huge development taking place by Great Portland Street.  Photos of Fitzrovia Saturday, October 20, 2007Offline @ the Albert Recovering from another long night at the Albert in Brixton where we hosted one of our regular Offline nights.  I'd hired in a PA system for the first time and was feeding the CD/turntables via my shiny new Mackie mixer. It sounded great! More photos Tuesday, October 16, 2007A walk around Brick Lane, East End
Blimey, the place is gentrifying so fast you can almost feel your accent changing while you stand there.
Here's a few pics:    More photos here: Brick lane, East London Monday, October 15, 2007Trains, Treos and Toshibas
Quick catch up on some recent articles you may have missed:
Palm Treo 500v Pocket PC Review  Here's my full review of the new Palm Treo Windows Mobile phone. It's a good 'un, but I'm waiting for the Centro, the Palm OS version. Bring it on Palm! Palm Treo 500v review Toshiba Libretto 50 Ultra Mobile PC- Ten Years On  How does this trailblazing mini-PC stack up against the modern competition? Toshiba Libretto Technology, Trains And Trainspotting  Train enthusiasts and the web. A perfect fit? Labels: palm, pc, railways, treo
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