A mother pushes a pram as two children walk in the opposite direction and a tram appears in the background. The bustling scene at the top of this page was taken in Walthamstow almost a century ago.
We have been looking back through our archives and are again pleased to bring you some more pictures showing how many of our traditional high streets have changed over the years, including a look back to the photo taken in Hoe Street in 1922.
Hoe Street, Walthamstow, in 2015
Our final selection of pictures of roads and shops in our areas also focuses on Leyton and Wanstead.
Blue Row in High Road, Leyton, in 1905. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
Blue Row in High Road, Leyton, in 2015
If you have pictures and memories of growing up in East London you would like to share, ask to join our nostalgia facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/eastlondonnostalgia/
Undated image of High Street, Wanstead. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
High Street, Wanstead, in 2015
Undated image of Orford Road, Walthamstow. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
Orford Road, Walthamstow, in 2015
Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, near the Bakers Arms in 1960. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, near the Bakers Arms in 2015
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