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The great British High Street! A sad place if ever there was one

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Great photographs. It makes you wonder what specifically caused the places to close.

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wonderful images. it's unfortunate that signs like this are disappearing.

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Thank you Leanne - yes it is a shame how you see fewer and fewer ....

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Love the typewriters one.

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My fave too I think / although I’m fond on the Tripe Dressers …

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Wonderful. It's been two decades since I lived in the UK and I was deluged with memories while looking at the photos -- and also reminded of the evergreen band Underworld, whose long-ago VHS video compilation was named "Footwear Repair By Craftsmen At Competitive Prices".

Their vocalist, Karl Hyde, has kept up a daily photo diary for ~20 years (https://karlhyde.underworldlive.com/) with the same vibe as these photos -- a chronicle of urban life.

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Thank you Daniel - One of my favourite books is by the photographer Perou - he created it with Karl Hyde:

https://underworldlive.com/news/2021/04/09/perou-our-old-friend-and-long-time-photographer-of-underworld-has-a-new-book-coming-out/

Perou also has been keeping a daily photo diary for the same time ...

https://perou.co.uk/diary2/?date=2024-05-28

I started a little before him:

https://100realpeople.co.uk/daily/

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Your photos are amazing. I especially like the ability to see the photos from this day throughout the life of the diary. Honestly though, I cannot look through them for long without the nostalgia starting to hurt. I guess this is the process of getting old. Bravo.

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Interesting wide variations in typeface, architecture, security, occupancy and environment among many other variables. Quite intriguing! Cheers!

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Thank you Kenneth ... there are less and less of these nowadays sadly ...

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I love how you observe the details around you that most of us walk right by.

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Thank you! It's always great to just photograph, irrespective of 'meaning' and to the come back and see patterns in what you take !

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I can't put my finger on exactly why, but I really, really like this series of photos, both together and individually.

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Thank you Donn - there is a certain pathos to these old places ... and London in general I think

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This is a great series, Richard. I’ve been toying with the idea of doing something similar here in Toronto and you’ve inspired me to move ahead with that.

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Thanks Mark - go for it! It always amazes me how quickly things change ...

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Woe! Really great series. Great noticing.

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Beautiful signs! Beautiful “visual” poem.

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I really liked these!

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