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Take a look back at the district in the ‘50s through 16 fascinating vintage black-and-white photographs below:
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| The Barbour Brothers from Blackpool strolling down Shaftesbury Avenue, 1952. (Chris Ware) |
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| Londoners relaxing during a summer heat wave at St Anne’s Churchyard Gardens, 1952. (Daniel Farson) |
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| A banjo player entertaining the customers outside the Windmill Theatre, 1953. (Bert Hardy) |
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| A couple dancing at jazz club the Blue Heaven, 1954. (Charles Hewitt) |
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| Four women sharing a 9-foot-long baguette, 1955. (Daily Mirror) |
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