Condemned to an eternity of waiting for trains that they can never board are these life-size bronze sculptures of three passengers on Brixton railway station, south London.
Waiting passenger sculptures, Brixton railway station Read More
Situated on New York’s almost-completely gentrified Lower East Side at 152 Ludlow Street is the Cake Shop, a small cafe/music venue where we’ve spent many hours, scoffing bagels, surfing the …
Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York – photos and memories Read More
Standing rather forlornly on a barge at the end of a Manhattan jetty on New York’s west side is retired British Airways Concorde aircraft, number G-BOAD.
Concorde at the Intrepid Museum, NYC Read More
On Sunday, a hardy gang of urban75 walkers set off to walk the last section of the London Loop, a trip that took us into deepest, darkest Essex. As you …
Walking the London Loop – Rainham to Purfleet, Essex Read More
We had an amazing Offline party at the Brixton Prince Albert last night. Here’s the drunken scene as the new year was rung in. More photos of the madness to …
Happy New Year 2011 – Offline party in Brixton Read More
Since moving over the urban75 blog to WordPress in March this year, site traffic increased massively, with the busiest week recording an incredible 10,000 page impressions. Hopefully the blog will …
Top ten most popular posts on the urban75 blog for 2010 Read More
The optimistically named Oxford and Rugby Railway managed to build a track from Oxford only as far as Banbury, with line being absorbed by the Great Western Railway before it …
Closed railway station: Aynho for Deddington, Oxfordshire Read More
A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Cardiff Christmas lights Read More
My train back from Cardiff yesterday ended up taking a curious diversionary route into Oxfordshire, with the HST ending up at Banbury station for 20 minutes before reversing out in the opposite direction. With the station …
Banbury railway station: fog, semaphore signals and trainspotters Read More
The snow has hit New York city very hard indeed, and my good friend Jim P has sent over this incredible photo of abandoned cabs and buses on Avenue A …
Avenue A freeze out, as snowstorm hits New York City Read More
You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m rather keen on snow scenes, and with south Wales having one of its harshest Decembers for a very long time, I’ve been unable …
Pic of the day: a walk in the Cardiff snow Read More
Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.
A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies Read More
Back in November 2009, I was chuffed to learn that the BT was set to reopen the novel revolving restaurant situated on the 34th floor of the BT Tower. A report in the Times …
BT Telecom Tower restaurant plans abandoned Read More
Bedford Square is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London, and it’s never looked finer than when it’s covered in crisp December snow… I waked …
Bedford Square, London – Bloomsbury elegance in the snow Read More
Commemorating the terrible events of the 7th July, 2005, this permanent memorial in Hyde Park honours the 52 victims of the London Bombings. Unveiled exactly four years after 7/7 on 7th July, …
Remembering 7/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen Read More
Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the hissing and puffing of this steam train until it had already passed my window, but here’s a few pics for you steam buffs out there.
Brixton snow and steam as the Sussex Belle steams past Read More
I enjoyed a lovely, long walk through a freezing central London yesterday, with my journey taking me across the snow covered Green Park and Hyde Parks, before I headed into …
Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010 Read More
There’s not many bars I can think of that double up as a flower shop, but the Sycamore at Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218 can boast that that rare distinction. …
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY Read More
After Saturday’s blizzard, Brixton remains covered in snow, and there’s loads more more expected to fall in the next day or so. I braved the chilly conditions last night to …
Brixton freeze continues – town centre photos Read More
It’s now become a Christmas tradition around our house to invite a bunch of folks over for a festive occasion of chat, home-made cakes, mince pies, beer, mulled wine and lots of …
Our musical Christmas house party Read More
Friday’s Offline Christmas party at the Brixton Albert was another great night out, with three great acts and a lovely crowd.
Offline Christmas party photos – go-go, surf and rockabilly! Read More
After yesterday’s rather feeble offering, we got a proper snow blizzard today, and the streets are still covered in thick, crunchy lovely snow! Here’s some photos of the delightfully snowy …
Brixton covered in snow – photos, Dec 18th 2010 Read More
In a full-blown blizzard, we joined a bunch of snow-shrugging protesters to close down the Brixton TopShop and Vodafone stores to highlight their owners’ tax-swerving activities.
Brixton TopShop and Vodafone protests brave the blizzards, 18th December, 2010 Read More
OK, so it may not be quite as dramatic as the frozen lighthouse by Lake Erie, Cleveland, Ohio, but Brixton received another early snow shower today, with the streets being lightly dusted …
Brixton gets a dusting of snow. Chaos ensues. Probably. Read More
We’re happy to tramp quite vast distances in our quest for great cafes and good coffee, and our trek out to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn was rewarded by excellent beverages …
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC Read More
Situated close to Spitalfields market, Dennis Severs’s House at 18 Folgate Street is a Georgian terraced house which has been turned into a time capsule. Taking its name from its …
A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1 Read More
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read More
The Green Workshop in Brixton Village is a great place to bag yourself a sustainable Christmas tree. We invested in two exceptionally cute mini-trees from there, so there’ll be no plasticky monstrosities in our household this festive season! Huzzah!
Brixton Village: Christmas trees and herring shots Read More
Last week, I took another look around the busy farmers’ market in Union Square, New York City. If you’re looking for apples in the Big Apple, this is the place to …
Union Square Greenmarket – Farmers’ Market in New York Read More
We had another ace Offline Club night at the Brixton Prince Albert last night, featuring the full throttle rock’n’roll of the Silver Brazilians with the ten piece circus ska of Orchestra Pirouette in …
Brixton Offline club – rockabilly and circus ska! Read More