Comments on: Color Video of London in 1927 http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907488 Skipweasel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907488 My dad lived in London and was seven when this was filmed - he remembered going to to the docks with his younger brother to watch the shipping. A bus ride or two from where they lived in Pimlico, unaccompanied. My daughter's the same age now - and is looking forward to being able to go swimming on her own this summer when she's eight. My dad lived in London and was seven when this was filmed – he remembered going to to the docks with his younger brother to watch the shipping. A bus ride or two from where they lived in Pimlico, unaccompanied.

My daughter’s the same age now – and is looking forward to being able to go swimming on her own this summer when she’s eight.

]]> By: Larfin Jackarse http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907380 Larfin Jackarse Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:17:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907380 @K!P: yes me three. And isn't that an ugly child. @K!P: yes me three.

And isn’t that an ugly child.

]]> By: Leela http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907378 Leela Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:43:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907378 This is a total gem! It would be great (for maybe some of us not-londoners)to see a comparison to these places nowadays... :-) This is a total gem!
It would be great (for maybe some of us not-londoners)to see a comparison to these places nowadays… :-)

]]> By: K!P http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907363 K!P Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:37:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907363 maybe ive wanderd the web to much, but wasnt this posted before? maybe ive wanderd the web to much, but wasnt this posted before?

]]> By: cqmoi http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907359 cqmoi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:19:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907359 Also found on that web site are some photos of London in the 1940s: http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/01/1940s-london-in-stunning-hi-res-colour/ The second-last and last photos can be seen in their modern rendition on Google Street View: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=51.493321,-0.158148&sspn=0.002228,0.0053&ie=UTF8&radius=0.11&rq=1&ev=p&hnear=&ll=51.493118,-0.157848&spn=0,359.9947&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.49323,-0.157876&panoid=SlBWZtd-WUhk67e4zcTcag&cbp=12,162.44,,0,2.63 http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=no&geocode=&q=church&sll=51.510405,-0.150912&sspn=0.004534,0.00869&ie=UTF8&rq=1&ev=zi&radius=0.19&hq=church&hnear=&ll=51.508669,-0.15324&spn=0,359.99131&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.508703,-0.15309&panoid=coXHiFtXfwx4evlR8u21eQ&cbp=12,79.76,,0,4.56 Also found on that web site are some photos of London in the 1940s: http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/01/1940s-london-in-stunning-hi-r es-colour/

The second-last and last photos can be seen in their modern rendition on Google Street View:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=51.49332 1,-0.158148&sspn=0.002228,0.0053&ie=UTF8&radius=0.11&rq=1&ev=p&hnear=& ll=51.493118,-0.157848&spn=0,359.9947&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.49323,-0.15 7876&panoid=SlBWZtd-WUhk67e4zcTcag&cbp=12,162.44,,0,2.63

http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=no&geocode=&q=church&sll= 51.510405,-0.150912&sspn=0.004534,0.00869&ie=UTF8&rq=1&ev=zi&radius=0. 19&hq=church&hnear=&ll=51.508669,-0.15324&spn=0,359.99131&z=17&layer=c &cbll=51.508703,-0.15309&panoid=coXHiFtXfwx4evlR8u21eQ&cbp=12,79.76,,0  ,4.56

]]> By: Ashley http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907319 Ashley Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:10:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907319 This is really cool! Thanks for sharing! This is really cool! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Kalel http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/08/color-video-of-london-in-1927/comment-page-1/#comment-1907280 Kalel Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:04:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=29359#comment-1907280 Absolutely marvelous! Seeing the Tower of London surrounded by trees instead of towering glass buildings really struck me. Absolutely marvelous! Seeing the Tower of London surrounded by trees instead of towering glass buildings really struck me.

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