tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post3361893891555966587..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: The High Street, then and nowSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-90217226130604039172013-01-29T16:47:34.972+00:002013-01-29T16:47:34.972+00:00Great postcards. I enjoyed the before and after. ...Great postcards. I enjoyed the before and after. How neat that the bank is still there.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-47516989747067508862013-01-29T11:53:16.895+00:002013-01-29T11:53:16.895+00:00I do like comparing the then and now shots, and ho...I do like comparing the then and now shots, and how sad that the Darracott building is no longer there. I couldn't see it surviving in a modern age but those lamps etc outside should have been preserved.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-73706454016943187922013-01-28T19:25:23.580+00:002013-01-28T19:25:23.580+00:00Ah yes, the befores out shine the now again- I esp...Ah yes, the befores out shine the now again- I especially like the autos too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-35907602290284385762013-01-28T18:39:11.693+00:002013-01-28T18:39:11.693+00:00Super! I love looking at old and new photos of the...Super! I love looking at old and new photos of the same streets and buildings. Thanks for exploring and capturing the present day shots!Emm in Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945540478030885434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-68033088220854053922013-01-27T22:58:47.496+00:002013-01-27T22:58:47.496+00:00Nazi bombs, the developer's wrecking ball ... ...Nazi bombs, the developer's wrecking ball ... not much difference after the even, is there? Those ubiquitous advertising signs and hoardings in garish patterns and colours designed to stand out in a sea of garishness irritate me immensely. The cars less so, as in a few decades they, too, will hopefully be a sign of the times.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-51981054334552100192013-01-27T22:42:47.584+00:002013-01-27T22:42:47.584+00:00I agree with Alan Burnett - the older views of Hig...I agree with Alan Burnett - the older views of High Streets are much more interesting for their individuality. It is annoying for me whenever I try to take a photo of a street scene and am confronted with so many signposts and huge garbage/recycling bins in the way. The early 1900 postcard is blessedly free from all that.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-84932698307110849352013-01-27T19:51:53.911+00:002013-01-27T19:51:53.911+00:00I really like idea of "before and after"...I really like idea of "before and after" pictures. I saw a long article somewhere, once, that showed famous landmarks or well-known scenes today and how they were a hundred or so years ago. It was interesting. But the contrast of streets then and now is very intriguing too.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-82288349496035819472013-01-27T14:30:27.402+00:002013-01-27T14:30:27.402+00:00The bank on the corner seemed familiar although I&...The bank on the corner seemed familiar although I've never been to Deal, I just cant't remember where the others are that I've seen. Destruction of our High Streets seems to be a national pastime.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-70272865374674226872013-01-27T14:29:23.887+00:002013-01-27T14:29:23.887+00:00Lovely postcards, but the 'now' view is al...Lovely postcards, but the 'now' view is always such a shock to the senses!Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-73571082480265134332013-01-27T14:10:09.448+00:002013-01-27T14:10:09.448+00:00I agree with you on your comment about monstrositi...I agree with you on your comment about monstrosities. But I am afraid that Deal is no exception in this respect...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-3121891575886874202013-01-27T12:55:05.879+00:002013-01-27T12:55:05.879+00:00High Street where I live has gone through several ...High Street where I live has gone through several transformations like your High Street. Right now it's all about "revitalization" and returning to the "old" look. It's a good thing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-35710277416730616532013-01-27T10:50:56.767+00:002013-01-27T10:50:56.767+00:00Ah you are making me go all nostalgic again. But t...Ah you are making me go all nostalgic again. But there was so much more interest back in those days, so much more of the unexpected, so much less bland and corporate.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-14177962500689031472013-01-27T02:42:26.073+00:002013-01-27T02:42:26.073+00:00It is interesting to see the same street at differ...It is interesting to see the same street at different times.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-26990764075436056852013-01-27T01:57:05.600+00:002013-01-27T01:57:05.600+00:00Very interesting comparing the same views. Now I&...Very interesting comparing the same views. Now I'm thinking of doing the same kind of thing in my little town. mmmm. See what you've started!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-84252554384769386582013-01-26T23:13:52.293+00:002013-01-26T23:13:52.293+00:00Thanks for dropping by and visiting!!!
I'll be...Thanks for dropping by and visiting!!!<br />I'll be following you!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-171404975675434292013-01-26T22:27:17.864+00:002013-01-26T22:27:17.864+00:00Maybe... but somehow I doubt it.Maybe... but somehow I doubt it.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-79465354384783923642013-01-26T22:26:40.738+00:002013-01-26T22:26:40.738+00:00You must!You must!Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-89981697929316570862013-01-26T22:26:26.506+00:002013-01-26T22:26:26.506+00:00It is, it's a great shame.It is, it's a great shame.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-89500038189166687032013-01-26T22:08:01.385+00:002013-01-26T22:08:01.385+00:00Could you imagine your coloured snaps being used a...Could you imagine your coloured snaps being used as Postcards and being looked at wistfully in a 100 years time?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-34907051423926254992013-01-26T21:44:01.149+00:002013-01-26T21:44:01.149+00:00You are inspiring me to look through my box of pos...You are inspiring me to look through my box of postcards when I get home!!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-37786628490885393392013-01-26T20:50:52.834+00:002013-01-26T20:50:52.834+00:00Interesting contrasts in the various pictures - sh...Interesting contrasts in the various pictures - shame our High Streets are suffering so much these days though. JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com