the stupid greedy shortsighted bastard wankers are closing down the stow. you've got till august people then that's it. apparently new changes in betting laws have meant loads of people are gambling off track. off track for gawds sake. i know walthamstow is the back of beyond and i'm never really totally positive that greyhounds really like bunnies quite that much but hell the place is a palace a national treasure a feast for the senses and the soul. i despair.
it's really upset me.
diana ross - touch me in the morning
tom waits - hang down your head
glorious photographs courtesy of estherase
and there's some super 8 magic from our dear chum bltp
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I L.O.V.E that Diana Ross track - haven't heard it for years. Great pics, are they yours?
Ah, that's a shame about Walthamstow. One of my favourite nights out that is. The East End is disappearing around us, probably to be replaced by luxury flats nobody on a normal wage can afford.....
At the very least they should save that beautiful neon sign...
Not even a wanky middle class cafe could save Hackney Dogs. Say it ain't so joe? kid, I'm afraid it is.
sad news first white city then catford clearly this city isn't going to the dogs.
here's my film of the place it's adiy super8 video transfer but its gives some of the atmosphere of the place.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0qcbs2zCTY
Oh dear - looks like I'm never going to get there. I hope that sign gets saved.
They should have kept the Speedway and the Stock car racing rather than just concentrating on the dogs.
It was inevitable though- aprime piece of real estate just off the M25. Give it another 30 years and Wembley Stadium will be another housing estate!
who the hell would want to live in that wasteland between walthamstow and chingford ?
i shall be placing as many bets between now and august as i possibly can getting bum tips off of old soaks marveling over scampi in a basket and longing for a santas little helper of my very own
x
see you there
Ally, but on the plus side, just think, once this piece of history has been torn down, we'll no doubt have a new McDonalds, KFC or if you're REALLY lucky maybe a Bowl-A-Rama or 10 screen cinema (with 9 screens all showing the same film... ah choice!).
This kinda stuff rests heavy on my mind, and has (sort of) surfaced in my last 2 posts.
I guess my dad might save some money tho, he's always wasting it down the Stow...
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