{"id":2280,"date":"2010-09-10T17:07:42","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T16:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2020-10-12T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T14:16:11","slug":"brixton-photos-a-unicycling-busker-street-architecture-and-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brixton-photos-a-unicycling-busker-street-architecture-and-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Brixton photos: a unicycling busker, street architecture and coffee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-11.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got to give him points for effort here. A unicycling, guitar playing busker wearing rabbit ears sings it out loud outside KFC in central Brixton.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-12.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Formerly the premises of Landy &amp; Berlin (&#8216;the great expert tailors&#8217;), this fine building at 417, Brixton Road (at the junction with Brixton Station Road), was occupied by the Lambeth Building Society for many years. The ground floor is now home to San Marino coffee.<\/p>\n<p>See<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/history\/417brixtonroad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Brixton &#8216;Then and Now&#8217; photos of this\u00a0 building here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-13.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The former Black Horse pub on Brixton Road, now used by the Halifax Building Society.<\/p>\n<p>See: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/bars\/black-horse.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brixton lost pubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-14.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entrance to the architectural nightmare that was the Popes Road car park, now scheduled for demolition, with the site set to find an unusual use as a temporary ice rink.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brixton-station-road-car-park-to-become-ice-rink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Popes Road car park feature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-15.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Christmas decorations spotted! It&#8217;s only the beginning of September and the 99p store is already stocking up on festive baubles and plastic reindeers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-16.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Flats, off Canterbury Crescent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-17.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ritzy wi-fi.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-18.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a shame that this lovely Victorian Gothic building has been left to rot away. The ground floor was\u00a0was previously used by the San Marino cafe, but the top floors have been empty for as long as I can recall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-19.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sanders diamond merchants, goldsmiths and opticians. The business may have disappeared long ago, but their advertising remains underneath the high level railway bridge in central Brixton.<\/p>\n<p>First Look was a precursor to the \u00a31 shops that have sprung up, but has been empty for at least three years.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-20.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Band at the Rest Is Noise. Brixton&#8217;s great for free nights out &#8211; last night we started off here (and had a lovely chat with the friendly barmaids), moved on to the Albert, nearly got lured into the 414 Club before ending up at the trusty Dogstar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-photos-sept-2010-21.jpg\" alt=\"Brixton photos: unicycling busker, architecture and coffee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After all that, a cup of Brixton&#8217;s finest coffee at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/federation-coffee-brixton-londons-finest-coffee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federation cafe<\/a> was much called for&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve got to give him points for effort here. 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