We lived in Foundry St briefly late 70's . . .it was. . I was only a kid.
Brighton never looked grim back then, I definitely remember parks and the seafront were definitely tidy.
Thats how I remember Brighton as a kid . . . .Fast forward to 1976, and a German tourist took these pictures of some of the nicer parts of Brighton:
Kodachrome Photos of Brighton in 1976 - Flashbak
In the hot summer of 1976 Klaus Hiltscher, aka Affendaddy on Flickr, was in London. Booked in at the Mowbray Court Hotel in Earl’s Court with his wife, the German holidaymaker took pictures of the area where they staged big motor shows and James Earl Ray, killer of Martin Luther King, stayed in...flashbak.com
I didn’t buy one of them but I did buy a gadget to squeeze the juice out of an orange from a similar chap on the pier forecourt. Never got it to work.
How many times did I take the skin off my knees in that paddling pool by the West Pier? And what sun screen?
That’s how I saw itTime traveler with an iPhone
Not sure. I stopped going in the early 80’s when I moved down the coast to Pompey to study. Then came back and got married so never went again!
I Was only 5 . . . Nearly 6 . . . . there was a street party in shoreham where we lived. Queens place!For the Silver Jubilee, we went to the Hungry Years early (pubs open all day) and then jumped off the end of the Palace pier about 5ish IIRC. Proper traditionalists
Summer of 78 and 79 I worked on the deck chairs. Did all the pitches except the pier.
) female 'scandi' students on West Street beach were a bit of a distraction.
My granny worked in a coffee shop on George street in the 1960s. Saved from the alms house by moving in with her sister in 1929 after her husband died. My mum was a year old. Tough times.
Well I've gone through those pictures several times but I still can't find evidence of what you are claiming!Summer of 78 and 79 I worked on the deck chairs. Did all the pitches except the pier.
The topless (and occasionally bottomless
Coldean? Excuse me!!! If you were able to get past the Hikers Rest unscathed, it was a haven of tranquillity. First line of defence was the severe looking woman who ran the chip shop at the bottom of Park Street. She took no nonsense from anyone.Looking back, it was seriously grim. Moulsecoomb, Mile Oak, Whitehawk, Fishersgate, Coldean you had to be careful at night if you're not 'from these parts'. Far more likely to get mugged than get a latte on the famous Brighton seafront after 6 o'clock.
But, as a teenager in the 70s, it was f***ing brilliant
Walking through 'scoomb from Bevendean to Falmer school was bracing of a morningLooking back, it was seriously grim. Moulsecoomb, Mile Oak, Whitehawk, Fishersgate, Coldean you had to be careful at night if you're not 'from these parts'. Far more likely to get mugged than get a latte on the famous Brighton seafront after 6 o'clock.
But, as a teenager in the 70s, it was f***ing brilliant
Think of the money PB could charge for those in the executive skyline seats
