{"id":2285,"date":"2010-09-10T20:24:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T19:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2015-09-28T00:31:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-27T23:31:26","slug":"atlantic-road-brixton-archive-photos-from-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/atlantic-road-brixton-archive-photos-from-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic Road, Brixton – archive photos from 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

Looking back through my photo archives, I came across these old photos taken of the old ‘Frontline’ in\u00a0 Atlantic Road, Brixton back in 2001 when large chunks of the road were semi-derelict.<\/p>\n

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Atlantic Road gained notoriety when it provided the spark for the 1981 Brixton riots, sending the area into a slow decline, with many of the shops remaining boarded up for decades and the road suffering a decidedly unsavoury reputation.<\/p>\n

Here’s some views from July, 2001. It’s barely recognisable from how it looks today.<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

The long-abandoned Howes Confectionary Wholesale Store in Atlantic Road.<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

December 2001 views<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

Corner of Vining Street and Atlantic Road.<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

The posters are advertising the Fun Lovin’ Criminals at the Brixton Academy, 16th-17th Dec, 2001. There’s also some ‘Return to the Source’ posters along the top, with the biggest being one for Michael Jackson ‘s ‘Cry.’<\/p>\n

Atlantic Road ‘Then and Now’ photos:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00bb Atlantic Road\/Brixton Rd<\/a>
\n\u00bb Atlantic Road, 1960s<\/a>
\n\u00bb Atlantic Rd\/Pope’s Road<\/a>
\n\u00bb Atlantic\/Pope’s Road<\/a>
\n\u00bb Atlantic Rd North<\/a>
\n\u00bb Atlantic Rd South<\/a>
\n\u00bb 66\/68 Atlantic Road<\/a>
\n\u00bb ‘Alfie’, Atlantic Road<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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