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Food In East London

November 21, 2016

 

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

 

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

In 2003 the Burger bar (above) moved its venue to across the road; the ‘Purveyors of fine food’ lettering has been removed. Still six years later no one appears to be buying a burger and the man with the trolley (below) is walking away from the bar. When I visited the Slater Street market a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the burger bar has disappeared. The land on which the original burger bar rested has now been covered with ‘luxury flats’. Slater Street market is being squeezed out of existence by gentrification that has no regard for history, culture or people on low incomes.

Man with trolley walking away from burger bar

Man with trolley walking away from burger bar, Sclater Street market 2003

Bishopsgate lady through a window

Woman resting in a fast food restaurant, Bishopsgate 1989

Hanbury Street 2013

Hanbury Street 2013

Sclater Street food stall 1986

Sclater Street food stall 1986

 

Young woman passes burger advertisement

Young woman passes burger advertisement, Whitechapel Road 2002

Two old fashioned hand carts flank a young man eating his lunch

Two old fashioned hand carts flank a young man eating his lunch, Whitechapel 1984

One Customer at Rossi's. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

One Customer at Rossi’s. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

Woman eating a plate of chips, Cheshire Street London c.1984

Woman eating a plate of chips, Cheshire Street London c.1984

Tea, solar pulses, teaspoon and toast at Rossi's. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

Tea, solar pulses, teaspoon and toast at Rossi’s. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

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