Mustapha
Senior Member
One of my favourite "urban" pics is in the TPL titled: "Site of robbery of bank messengers, Melinda St., looking n.w. across Jordan St." 1923. The three-storey building on the left of your 1949 pic, Mustapha, is on the right:
Thank you thecharioteer; this excitement of 90 years ago reminds me of this fascinating article about messengers in 1930s London.
http://www.peterberthoud.co.uk/2012/07/london-messengers/
And more weekend nonsense:
'Family' Then and Nows:
http://www.sfgate.com/moms/slideshow/Readers-039-then-and-now-photos-53122.php#photo-3810749