tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post1422453083939187291..comments2024-03-28T09:28:18.455+00:00Comments on Postcards Then and Now: Ilford, The Broadway, c1912Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-30714877468525408062014-02-16T19:14:24.522+00:002014-02-16T19:14:24.522+00:00Modernization has little charm or 'soul' n...Modernization has little charm or 'soul' now. But I wonder what people will think of our current-day modernization a hundred years or so from now? And after reading Bob's remark about the overhead skiers, I had to go back & check it out. Guess I'm not always that observant!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-34630529499168121732014-02-16T13:52:40.404+00:002014-02-16T13:52:40.404+00:00Removing the clock tower might have improved the d...Removing the clock tower might have improved the driver's view at the intersection, but the pad is still there, so I'm not sure the road is much better. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-46612006205407515112014-02-16T06:41:17.252+00:002014-02-16T06:41:17.252+00:00I love then and now photographs, although the '...I love then and now photographs, although the 'now' version is often quite sad when you realise what has disappeared from sight, one way or another. The wires overhead would be for the trams I imagine.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-62066407174890482032014-02-15T23:37:06.266+00:002014-02-15T23:37:06.266+00:00I was just thinking the same thing...little skiers...I was just thinking the same thing...little skiers. <br /><br />That municipal clock is fascinating, as are so many other details of this gorgeous card.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-29143340761806531882014-02-15T22:00:31.808+00:002014-02-15T22:00:31.808+00:00Great details on the postcard.
I have been watchi...Great details on the postcard.<br /><br />I have been watching the Olympics, and to me it looks like there are mini skiers all over the sky!Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-49854650874792022582014-02-15T21:40:15.256+00:002014-02-15T21:40:15.256+00:00Bob you're right, its the winter olympics!Bob you're right, its the winter olympics!Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-54371433779134868792014-02-15T21:39:20.365+00:002014-02-15T21:39:20.365+00:00Thanks Rob, what a terrible ending!Thanks Rob, what a terrible ending!Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-49724867136123050142014-02-15T19:25:02.946+00:002014-02-15T19:25:02.946+00:00Am I the only one who things that the overhead wir...Am I the only one who things that the overhead wires have connections that look like someone one skis? Great card, Howard.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-26179794269831562032014-02-15T16:24:20.649+00:002014-02-15T16:24:20.649+00:00Oh my, I am all for the old days!Oh my, I am all for the old days!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-30945911941763784922014-02-15T12:09:26.845+00:002014-02-15T12:09:26.845+00:00Where would we be without Google: In 1923 the Broa...Where would we be without Google: In 1923 the Broadway Clocktower was relocated to South Park to make way for a new tramway junction and to relieve traffic congestion. It was there destroyed by a direct hit by a V1 bomb on June 16, 1944. Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-80119785560757863512014-02-15T11:25:12.949+00:002014-02-15T11:25:12.949+00:00Unfortunately most modern buildings don;t have a s...Unfortunately most modern buildings don;t have a soul. I don't know why I feel like that but the old buildings seem to welcome you in a way the newer ones don't. Fancy taking that lovely clock away. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-18407965794431655822014-02-15T10:48:17.611+00:002014-02-15T10:48:17.611+00:00oh no, another one of those modern scenes that bre...oh no, another one of those modern scenes that breaks your heart compared with how it used to look. Fantastic postcard, I wonder if the clock was built in honour of Qn Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-36766215033794445952014-02-15T05:16:41.454+00:002014-02-15T05:16:41.454+00:00I don't know that either version of the inters...I don't know that either version of the intersection would be easy for a pedestrian to cross. The clock tower looks like it evolved from its original purpose into a multi-tasking structure - clock, lights, horse trough, shrine, guard tower? Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484198747535822445.post-75534159324829532172014-02-14T23:46:06.586+00:002014-02-14T23:46:06.586+00:00I enjoy how an old view can be compared with the n...I enjoy how an old view can be compared with the newer one. I might try finding the google earth views from some of my scenes I've posted. Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.com