[Brighton] Old Brighton Postcard

[A mex eyecan]

Not more bloody question marks
Fair point, that wasn't immediately apparent looking at it on my phone.
Still not obvious why somebody decided to take the photo though, did somebody go around photographing all the fire stations in the Brighton / the country?
As a general query though, some of these do just appear to be "a road" that somebody decided to take a photo of. But that wouldn't have been a snap decision, there must have been some focus to it.

could ask why has anybody decided to take a photograph of the same in more modern times?

 

[A mex eyecan]

Seems a bit more likely.

Can't remember if I posted this before, there are some good photos of the viaduct after it was bombed in the second world war on this site (can't get the images to embed for some reason):

Brighton Works

little things that seem to have made things nicer, this time all the pull down blinds. Maybe it’s me getting older and more nostalgic.

As an aside my now long dead FIL owned the third shop down back in the seventies. He ran it as a grocery and confectioners. A real traditional shop, old floorboards, huge jars of sweets. He even did his own butchery which he learnt during his war service on board Naval ships. Prior to war he was an insurance salesman, not much difference, heaven only knows why it was decided he was able to provide food for the crew.
There was a dumb waiter (no not human) down to the basement which was used to get the heavy boxes etc up and down from store to shop.
Always had good trade selling filled rolls and cigarettes to the students from the Tech college opposite and Endeavour Garage around the corner.

He eventually sold it about 1978(9?) to retire and moved up to fiveways. Hated retirement and ended up managing Clifford’s newsagents for about 5 years until health determined retirement was inevitable so bought a small flat down Hollingdean dip where he lived for couple of years until he died.

If he could see the state of the shop now he would go mad, it’s such a dump.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Not more bloody question marks
Fair point, that wasn't immediately apparent looking at it on my phone.
Still not obvious why somebody decided to take the photo though, did somebody go around photographing all the fire stations in the Brighton / the country?
As a general query though, some of these do just appear to be "a road" that somebody decided to take a photo of. But that wouldn't have been a snap decision, there must have been some focus to it.

Don't be daft. All photo# are a snap decision! Snappy Snaps isn't called Snappy Snaps for nothing

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

could ask why has anybody decided to take a photograph of the same in more modern times?

You could, but the answer is just "it comes from google street view".
I'm not being abstruse, it's a genuine question - were they for postcards, some sort of survey or catalogue? With the photos from before WW1 there'd be a lot of equipment to lug around and set up, they won't just be taken on the spur of the moment.

 

[A mex eyecan]

You could, but the answer is just "it comes from google street view".
I'm not being abstruse, it's a genuine question - were they for postcards, some sort of survey or catalogue? With the photos from before WW1 there'd be a lot of equipment to lug around and set up, they won't just be taken on the spur of the moment.

I don’t really have a clue. Possibly taken by businesses as some type of promotion/advert? Or maybe just snaps.
As you say it would mean lugging a load of heavy gear around. I suppose that was the 7 year olds apprentices job

 

[Is it PotG?]

More advertising, like Queens Road but on a smaller scale?

 

[Brok]

Disused water pump. ?

Sewer vent ?

 

[banjo]

Sewer vent ?

Possible, I haven’t got a clue.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Bristol Road, wanna bet?

 

[Bodian]

You could, but the answer is just "it comes from google street view".
I'm not being abstruse, it's a genuine question - were they for postcards, some sort of survey or catalogue? With the photos from before WW1 there'd be a lot of equipment to lug around and set up, they won't just be taken on the spur of the moment.

I don’t really have a clue. Possibly taken by businesses as some type of promotion/advert? Or maybe just snaps.
As you say it would mean lugging a load of heavy gear around. I suppose that was the 7 year olds apprentices job

I've often wondered that. Have a look at Francis Frith old photos https://www.francisfrith.com/search - there's a real mix of things that you can understand, like tourist sites and so on. But there's also an awful lot of street scenes, which are just street scenes. I guess a lot of it was just 'recording life'?

It's the same in my small town, I have quite a collection of old images picked up from here and there (digital rather than anything else), and you look at them and so think 'Why?...' I've got a few magic lantern slides as well - where they have gone to the effort of preserving the photo onto glass. Again - a lot of effort for what is essentially 'just a road'.

But then you look at flickr and other sites - and there are folk who have done something like photo-documenting 'every post box in the county', or 'every commercial outlet in the town' and so on.

 

[Is it PotG?]

This would seem to be one of those rare occasions where the newer building on the left, looks (from what we can see) better than the one it replaced.

A different angle

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

A different angle

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I see they moved the lamppost to keep it in the centre of the shot.

 

[Is it PotG?]

The Heart & Hand?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Love the pubs, old cars and scooters!!! Where was Rock Brewery?

 

[half time scores]

61 St James Street.

Rock Brewery (Brighton) Ltd - Brewery History Society Wiki

breweryhistory.com

 

[Is it PotG?]

No bus stops?

 

[Perfidious Albion]

West Street / Kings Road before redevelopment, showing the much loved SS Brighton

Today’s view.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Swan Café?

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Bristol Road, wanna bet?

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Had to look up what a Commission Agent was and it looks like Davie Ki Ki was some sort of Del Boy wheeler dealer / middleman, buying stuff and then selling on while taking a cut of the profits.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Swan Café?

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I never knew that there used to be an old hotel and restaurant there. I assume demolished when the hideous Brighton Centre was built. Does anyone know what year the old buildings were demolished?

Be interesting to know all that was demolished.