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Feb 5, 2020 · ‘Even in the 1970s it seemed Hackney was still recovering from the devastation of the war and the slum clearance programmes. Hackney was a place to leave, with its crumbling council estates and...
Feb 28, 2018 · However, Hackney has also seen dark moments, especially when it was bombed during World War II, which left it affected for years. Its recovery was slow, and in the 1970s the consequences were still visible: broken down houses and buildings, stalls selling food well past its date of use and children playing on the streets – in one word, poverty.
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Jul 2, 2018 · Hackney, 1970s-80s. Wayne Waterson's images capture a time long before gentrification and plant based pop-ups dominated the borough.
Mar 21, 2017 · From theatrical performances at Hoxton Baths in the 1920s to the brutalist tower block estates of the 1970s, these photographs take us on a journey of Hackney life over the past 80 years.
Jan 28, 2020 · 28 January 2020. Neil Martinson. During the 1970s and first half of the 80s photographer Neil Martinson recorded the lives of those who lived and worked in Hackney, east London. At that time,...
Feb 6, 2020 · In the 1970s and 1980s, Hackney was “a faded suburb with a jaunty air“. It was home to the occasional angry protest and children dressed as sheep against nuclear war. The overground train stations had scales for people to weigh themselves as they cooled their heels.
Feb 13, 2024 · 50 years of Hackney life in a photography exhibition. Published 13 February 2024 By Ian Mansfield London exhibitions. There’s a large and evocative exhibition at the Hackney Museum that looks at local life from the 1970s activism and poverty and how the people have changed over the decades.
