Urban memories: cities in the 1970s – readers' photos

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  • Singapore, 1970


    ‘I was an airforce kid and regularly down by the harbour. It was then – and still is – so much a part of the Singapore city life and culture. The view from the same location now is of reclaimed land, the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and not a ship in sight’
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    Singapore 1970

  • Liverpool, UK, 1970s


    ‘Taken whilst wandering around Liverpool town centre. The dog and punk took a brief interest in one another, but neither noticed me taking the picture!’
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    Liverpool 1970s

  • Lyon, France, 1970s


    ‘This shows the construction of Part-Dieu’s commercial centre in Lyon, a major project introducing the modern shopping & lifestyle into Lyon’
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    Lyon 1970s

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1970


    ‘Apart from the cars, the view probably hasn’t changed!’
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    Amsterdam 1970

  • Moscow, Russia, 1971


    ‘These were mineral water dispensing machines’
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    Moscow 1971

  • Rome, Italy, 1977


    ‘Policemen chatting’
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    Rome 1977

  • Marrakech, Morocco, 1970s


    Jemaa el Fna
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    Marrakech 1970s

  • Cairo, Egypt, late 1970s


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  • Gibraltar, 1979


    ‘This is Main Street when the border with Spain was closed. At the time, the shop on the left was known as York Ltd St Michael, which became Marks and Spencer. Next door to the right was Lipton supermarket which later became a Safeway before being swallowed by Marks & Spencer’
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    Gibraltar, 1979

  • Berlin, Germany, 1979


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    Berlin 1979

  • Nairobi, Kenya, 1970s


    ‘A shoeshiner in the Kenyan capital waits for customers’
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    Nairobi 1970s

  • London, UK, 1970s


    ‘This jellied eel stall in London’s West End disappeared after the 1970s’
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    London 1970s
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