East Dulwich Nostalgia

[Penguin68]

I should say that, despite clear gaps, we have had (Underhill) a regular postman who works Monday to Saturday (with Thursday off, I think) - but when he is missing he is often not substituted for, as there are clear staff shortages. Before Christmas they were concentrating on parcel delivery (for obvious reasons) and letters, including cards, weren't leaving the depot (much). I expect (hope for) some bumper deliveries over the next days of cards, but I ma not missing much of the 'expected' non-card post.

Some walks are clearly much better staffed than others. We certainly had 2 or 3 weeks last year (perhaps more) when our regular guy was off sick or on holiday and didn't get cover. But most things have got through, eventually. This isn't the service which we should be getting, of course, but for us it hasn't been no service at all, even though others in ED haven't been so lucky.

[malumbu]

i*Rate Wrote:

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> I remember the 'Dodgy Jeans Shop' on the corner of Whatley Road and Fellbrigg, it was run by a really

nice black bloke who did some very skilled invisible repairs to a pair of my son's jeans. He also invited an actor friend of mine to a toga party somewhere locally. My friend was quite surprised to think that there were toga parties in ED in the 1980s but part of the local community > then.

I've posted before on that but I bought a couple of pairs of 501s in the early 90s off him - both made in the UK before Levis outsourced production from the UK and US. The blue ones were well used and lasted a year or two, but for some reason I still have the black ones 30 years later so must have been a different material - can't remember where they are or the last time I wore them.

He kept a supply of sort porn mags as he said this was where blokes could go for a refuge when shopping with their partners on a Saturday. Others were not so fond of him as they found this/him sordid. Hell it was the 80s/90s!

[niall]

anyone have photos of Inside 72 by any chance

[Sephiroth]

Exterior:

[JohnL]

Didn't it become Adventure Bar after that

[Sephiroth]

God help us all, it did. Adding insult to injury

[Sue]

What was that place called under the cafe next to the Palmerston?

It was great. John Lynch (I think) and his partner were there more or less 24/7, they sold vinyl and music related stuff.

Sometimes they had live music.

You could get a pint from the Palmerston (or a can from the offy) and stay down there for ages 🙂

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I think it was a brothel at one _oint Sue.

S_ilt coffee on my keyboard the other day - can't have a _ee now

[garages2018]

Does any one remember Lloyds Chemist was a furniture making shop in 60,70s. double front

Shop. I worked there for three weeks but at 16 years old i got to much sawdust into my lungs

sweeping up and could have opened a cafe with the tea I made

[garages2018]

Does any one remember Lloyds Chemist was a furniture making shop in 60,70s. double front

Shop. I worked there for three weeks but at 16 years old i got to much sawdust into my lungs

sweeping up and could have opened a cafe with the tea I made

[legalalien]

Not a strictly ED question, but they're renovating Ken's Fish Bar in half moon lane at the moment and you can see the "ghost sign" of a previous incarnation it's something Wood and Co (maybe CWE Wood?) just wondering what it used to be...

[tiddles]

Discussing this thread with a client who lived in this area many years ago - apparently in the winter of discontent (1973/4?) goose green was totally covered in black bin bags as the refuse collectors were on strike - anyone know of this?

[bob]

Yes lots of open areas were piled high with bin bags.

Bob S

[hammerman]

I remember this time (was 10 years old in 1973). Bin men were on strike so rubbish was piling up everywhere. Lived near the Greendale footpath/nature area as it is now but was then piled up with black bin bags and loads of rubbish as were streets in our neighbourhood.

Also remember having candles on rather than using electricity and the coal man was nowhere to be seen. It was freezing with condensation running down our house windows. I don't know how my dear Mum and Dad coped as it must have been harder for them than it was for me and my sisters who were only young at the time.

[ed_pete]

legalalien Wrote:

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> Not a strictly ED question, but they're renovating

> Ken's Fish Bar in half moon lane at the moment and

> you can see the "ghost sign" of a previous

> incarnation it's something Wood and Co (maybe CWE

> Wood?) just wondering what it used to be...

I would guess

Woolgar and Co, Butchers

http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/136993/rec/19