Links tagged with “1950s”
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High Paddington - Sergei Kadleigh, 1952 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
A brochure about a plan to house 8,000 people in 30-storey towers over Paddington Goods Yard in London.
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The 1950s Flying Saucer Conventions at an Underground Rock House | Messy Nessy Chic
Lots of great photos from LIFE magazine, and a good story. Very ‘Gods Without Men’. (via @GreatDismal)
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Light Entertainment (London Review of Books)
Andrew O’Hagan on Jimmy Savile etc. Quite good on the general difference in TV and radio culture in the 50s/60s/70s, although it still feels like a very brief skim over the hard-to-grasp era/topic/atmosphere. (A bit late to this, catching up.)
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Photos of my models
Amazing photos… of *models*… keep watching until you see the little models to scale. (via The Online Photographer)
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We Are The Lambeth Boys
Really, really lovely 1959 documentary by Karel Reisz about young men and women at a London youth club. Fascinating for both similarities and differences to now. Do watch. 49 mins.
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LRB | David Edgar : Stalking Out
Review of a John Osborne biography with lots of interesting history about 1950s/60s London theatre, especially ‘Look Back in Anger’, Stratford East, and the Royal Court, and whether theatre was shaken up or not.
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Royal Festival Hall | Information Pages
The RFH are selling mats made out of the 1950s carpet they took up for their refurbishment. Nice, but £55.