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Checking it out

June 3, 2012

You could never be short of second hand fabrics or clothes in the East End. Street markets and car boot sales abound and have been a feature of the area for decades. Regretably the gentrification in and around the Brick Lane area is eroding market life. These two photographs represent the continuity of unofficial markets during the past 30 years.

Two men examine some red fabric. Cheshire Street 2012

Two men examine some red fabric. Cheshire Street 2012

A woman examines some netting. Vallance Rd car boot sale, London 1983

A woman examines some netting. Vallance Rd car boot sale, London 1983

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  1. Lucy Johnson permalink
    June 3, 2012

    Great Phil! We ust eet up-as you can see the – on the computer is intermittently not functioning!

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