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Writing on the wall: Parastou Forouhar’s Written Room at Pi Artworks, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 26, 2016 | No CommentsI enjoyed stumbling across this simple but striking artwork on display at the Pi Artworks gallery in 55 Eastcastle Street by Oxford Circus, London, back in July this year. -
Berlin street photos – a selection of photographs
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2015 | No CommentsI loved visiting Berlin last year, and have already posted up a series of photos from my travels around the city. Here’s my final set of shots from this fantastic city… -
![I really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/we-could-not-agree-art-011-115x115.jpg "London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square")
London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square
Posted on Monday, Oct 20, 2014 | No CommentsI really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this […] -
![Located to the south-east of the city centre, is Treptower Park, a large 88.2 hectare public space created between 1876 and 1888. Home to the striking Soviet War Memorial, the park […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/treptower-park-insel-der-jugland-011-115x115.jpg "A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin")
A walk through Treptower Park and the Island of Youth, Berlin
Posted on Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated to the south-east of the city centre, is Treptower Park, a large 88.2 hectare public space created between 1876 and 1888. Home to the striking Soviet War Memorial, the park […] -
A short walk from Vauxhall tube station across the Thames to Blackfriars Bridge, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 1, 2014 | 1 CommentHere’s a series of photos taken from a short (2.7 miles/4.5km) walk I took recently from Vauxhall tube station (Victoria Line), along the Thames to the north side of Blackfriars Bridge. -
![Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/berlin-flowmarkt-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket")
Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 29, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac […] -
![Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bar-mama-berlin-02-115x115.jpg "My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin")
My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014 | No CommentsBerlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […] -
Berlin Tempelhof Airport – an abandoned international airport in the centre of Berlin
Posted on Friday, Jun 20, 2014 | No CommentsOnce the third-busiest airport in Europe, the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport lay abandoned for several years after its closure in 2008 before being turned into a fabulous public park. -
The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014 | 1 CommentTaking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting. -
![There’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bert-hardy-picture-post-getty-115x115.jpg "Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London")
Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 30, 2013 | No CommentsThere’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for […] -
![I always enjoy paying a visit to nearby Dulwich Hamlet FC, and with the team currently battling hard for a promotion place, there was a good crowd at the Champion […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dulwich-hamlet-sittingbourne-25-115x115.jpg "Dulwich Hamlet 3 Sittingbourne 1 – promotion pushing result cheered on by drunk Germans")
Dulwich Hamlet 3 Sittingbourne 1 – promotion pushing result cheered on by drunk Germans
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 | 3 CommentsI always enjoy paying a visit to nearby Dulwich Hamlet FC, and with the team currently battling hard for a promotion place, there was a good crowd at the Champion […] -
TK Maxx opening up in Brixton at 9am on 10th May 2012
Posted on Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 | 1 CommentBrixton should start bracing itself for a stampede of bargain hunters on 10th May, when the new discount retailer TK Maxx opens up. -
![This fascinating story about Brixton’s legendary gay community of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bulletin boards, and thanks to the author Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/brixton-fairies-gay-community-20-115x115.jpg "The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6")
The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012 | 59 CommentsThis fascinating story about Brixton’s legendary gay community of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bulletin boards, and thanks to the author Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost […] -
![Let me get one thing out of the way before I start: being Welsh, the Union flag means precious little to me (there’s not even a hint of the Red […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/regent-street-royal-wedding-2011-01-115x115.jpg "Regent Street bedecked with Union Jacks as ghastly Royal Wedding looms closer")
Regent Street bedecked with Union Jacks as ghastly Royal Wedding looms closer
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 | 1 CommentLet me get one thing out of the way before I start: being Welsh, the Union flag means precious little to me (there’s not even a hint of the Red […] -
![Here’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/glass-eye-maker-115x115.jpg "Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain")
Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain
Posted on Thursday, Jan 27, 2011 | 1 CommentHere’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of […]