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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2021 17:51:11 GMT
Yes I remember this scene well back in the early 80's when I used to be a Postie, so I'd see quite a few cars either being worked on, on the road side or permanently jacked up in the front Garden, this was mainly on Council estates
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Post by Del Boy on Apr 21, 2021 16:04:09 GMT
Yes I remember this scene well back in the early 80's when I used to be a Postie, so I'd see quite a few cars either being worked on, on the road side or permanently jacked up in the front Garden, this was mainly on Council estates And dogs on rope leads I take it GC The front door of the property will be open, said dog had enough rope to get near the front to menace passers by and the car would be a crusty mkIII Cortina ?
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Post by Sam Tyler on Apr 21, 2021 18:41:05 GMT
Another common sight in the old days: Not so much the bland housing estate but the fact that the roads are empty of cars, the grass verges are still level grass, and the front gardens have bushes and gates instead of a small car park. This is not a picture of a new build estate as the established hedges confirm but of a typical 50's/60's estate that sprung up across the country in those post-war years. Families would typically have had just one car (if at all) and those cars would have disappeared during the day when the bread-winners were at work. Although I didn't live on an estate, that view above is reminiscent of our cul-de-sac in that throughout the 60's and 70's we had an empty road to play in on our bikes, pedal cars, etc. The grass verges were always well maintained too. Sadly now the grass verges have been tarmac'd over, the front gardens have been opened up for car parking, and the pavements are lined with cars throughout each and every day. Sam.
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Post by Three Litre on Apr 21, 2021 19:21:35 GMT
Very true Sam, I mentioned the same thing to my son when we drove down the road through the 1930s estate my parents live in. They first moved there in '72 and it was so much quieter. Now its dodgems to get down the road.
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Post by Steve Austin on Apr 21, 2021 21:46:06 GMT
All of the cars featured here were common in the old days, a good place to visit once lockdown is relaxed further.
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Post by Del Boy on Apr 21, 2021 21:58:29 GMT
All of the cars featured here were common in the old days, a good place to visit once lockdown is relaxed further. Nice find Stevo. I'd be up for a visit.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Apr 21, 2021 22:30:13 GMT
Another common sight in the old days: Not so much the bland housing estate but the fact that the roads are empty of cars, the grass verges are still level grass, and the front gardens have bushes and gates instead of a small car park. This is not a picture of a new build estate as the established hedges confirm but of a typical 50's/60's estate that sprung up across the country in those post-war years. Families would typically have had just one car (if at all) and those cars would have disappeared during the day when the bread-winners were at work. The same view from Google from June 2019: Grass verges cut back to form layby, other verges parked on and hollowed out forming puddles, cars and caravans in front gardens, footpaths widened to become driveways, car after car after car, plus of course the obligatory England footie flag and the green wheelie bin. At least there are some established trees now to break it up. Sam.
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Post by Brown Granada on Apr 22, 2021 6:09:44 GMT
You don't see cars now with those perspex window failings on the drivers window that some old boys used to have. Like a motorbike fairing stuck on them.😂😂
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Post by Sparky on Apr 22, 2021 6:16:49 GMT
Another common sight in the old days: Not so much the bland housing estate but the fact that the roads are empty of cars, the grass verges are still level grass, and the front gardens have bushes and gates instead of a small car park. This is not a picture of a new build estate as the established hedges confirm but of a typical 50's/60's estate that sprung up across the country in those post-war years. Families would typically have had just one car (if at all) and those cars would have disappeared during the day when the bread-winners were at work. Although I didn't live on an estate, that view above is reminiscent of our cul-de-sac in that throughout the 60's and 70's we had an empty road to play in on our bikes, pedal cars, etc. The grass verges were always well maintained too. Sadly now the grass verges have been tarmac'd over, the front gardens have been opened up for car parking, and the pavements are lined with cars throughout each and every day. Sam. I love photos like this. Does anyone know where this is? If so - grab a street map shot of the same street today.
The streets are clean, the roads aren't full of tarmac patches (only two on the left) & pot holes, and as you say, no cars parked everywhere.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Apr 22, 2021 7:42:48 GMT
I love photos like this. Does anyone know where this is? If so - grab a street map shot of the same street today. I've already done that Sparks, just two posts up before yours. It is in Farnborough, Hampshire a couple of miles away from me. Sam.
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