Then and Now.

Newman Street, London, W1 - c.1980 and today.

The view off the A40 (Oxford Street) towards the magificent GPO Tower (now BT Tower).

On the left, The Blue Posts pub on the corner with Eastcastle Street.

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(Credit JohnMeddUK for the image)

Then and Now.

Fleet Street, London, EC4 - c.1968-1970 and today.

The Temple Bar Memorial in the foreground - a statue of a dragon - and the magnificent arches of the Royal Courts Of Justice on the left-hand side

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Then and Now.

Binion's Casino & Gambling Hall, Freemont Street, Las Vegas, NV - c. late 1960s / early 1970s and today.

The casino still stands and has retained the iconic sign on the corner. It now forms part of the Freemont Street Experience, covered by a mall.

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Then and Now.

The Duke Of Richmond, 135 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, SW5.

The former Charringtons-owned pub is sadly now long gone, along with the businesses either side, and is now a Lebanese restaurant.

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Then and Now.

Marton Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16. Junction of the B104, Church Street. c. 1981, and today.

The pedestrian crossing in the foreground has since been removed, and the Singaporean / Malaysian restaurant is now an artisan chocolate shop.

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Then and Now.

5th Avenue, New York, NY - junction of W 57th Street. c. late 1970s - early 1980s, and today.

Trump Tower on the left hand side of the image.

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The Blue Posts public house, Berwick Street, junction of Broadwick Street, Soho, London.

The pub still stands today and has maintained a great deal of the traditional interior that would have been present in the first picture.

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Lord John fashion store, 43 Carnaby Street (corner of Ganton Street), London. A popular fashion store during the swinging Sixties.

Closed in the early 1980s, and is now M.C. Overalls, another clothing store.

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Then and Now.

The Blackstaff Bar & Lounge, Springfield Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The bar was fortified against attack during the troubles. Sadly, it went under a few years ago and has since been demolished and replaced with flats.

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