Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, inflation rose above 24 per cent and unemployment climbs over 1.25 million for the first time. The year was 1975 and the picture at the top of the page of part of the Harrow Green Estate was typical of many urban scenes of that period.
Within 40 years though, the dominant tower block had been demolished and this part of Leytonstone had a visually improved appearance.
Hollywood Way, looking north from junction with North Birkbeck Road, Leytonstone, in 2015
We have again been looking back through our archives and are able to give you another opportunity to see some of the pictures that appeared in a 'down your street' feature that was published by the Guardian in 2016, featuring some suburban scenes in our areas of East London.
The Highstone, on the border between Leytonstone and Wansted in 1910 with Hollybush Hill on the left and New Wanstead in the right. Picture: Alan Simpson of Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
The Highstone, on the border between Leytonstone and Wanstead, in 2015
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Lea Bridge Road, between Melbourne Road and Manor Road, around 1927. Picture: Vestry House Museum archive
Lea Bridge Road, between Melbourne Road and Manor Road, in 2015
The junction between Fullwell Avenue and Mossford Lane, Barkingside, in 1960. Picture: Alan Simpson Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
The junction of Fullwell Avenue and Mossford Lane, Barkingside in 2016
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