old pics from where I grew up as a boy,and lived 1946-67 ....

remember the places well,the hyde was where I was born,shame it does'nt look anything like that now,times when the pace of life was slow and happier too in many ways,anyone else here remember the old place...

Photo of Colindale, the Police College c1965 - Francis Frith

Photos of West Hendon - Francis Frith

and below! st albans the historical town,where I now live,since marriage in 1973..enjoy pics..

http://www.francisfrith.com/st-albans/ the prison gates pic was seen in opening credits for porridge the t.v, series..the original gate now long gone,as its now office buildings...

what recollection of your area then and now...

 

Ray

As far as my town .. it has improved as far as the downtown area. It was pretty rundown when I was a kid. It really had a pretty impressive facelift.

As far as the neighborhood and things being more laidback and easygoing..I have to agree with that but then maybe it just seems that way. Information is more readily found and reported so the bad things show up now where they might not have years ago.

My gun, when I played Chip Saunders, was a stick and the battleground was the alley, deep into the night. No paranoia about being abducted. I never see kids out playing in my neighborhood now. Pine cones were hand grenades. Now the toy guns are cheap plastic from China and probably never make it outside before being broken.

I may have strayed from your original thread topic but to summarize -my town looks better but the people are less likely to be outside talking over the fence, kids don't play outside (computers)etc...

 

exactly ted,we did same guns made from wood,life was sweet,but of course we saw it that way I suppose! but kids playing out in the streets with toy guns today! would be arrested,you just cant behave as you did back then? sad..!!

 

On dec 26th, i was back in my hometown for several hours. last time i was there was on Christmas 1998-and the place looked EXACTLY the same as when i left it in may 1996. Well, boy-o-boy did i get a surprise. On the highway (HWY 77-to be exact) they built a series of overpasses, the Police and Shefiffs depts combined and are now in the same and new building on east king Street, Wal-mart built a super stopre on what used to be known as military highway-because it led you strait to the NAS Kingsvilles front entrance, they also now have several new hotels, a Chilis restaurant, two Whataburgers, a new truck stop, FOUR Subway sandwich shopw, a Lows and some other businesses.

 

thanks carl/biak,seems some places stay relatively much the same,while others you wouldn't recognise from your childhood memories...

 

was on detatchment hendon...opposite police box..got bounced pub opposite virus lab place..by trainee cops..raf won i might add..wimps..

 

great memories urqh? dare I ask whta yr/decade.....

 

1980s..volunteered outside my trade to do air trooper movement security over xmas at ira threat times. families flying to europe.gib cyprus ireland etc. kids coming and going for xmas. hendon had a overnight troops hotel sort of.we did baggage security convoys to luton airport..stopped handlers nicking from forces bags on loading bays..and they tried. escorted baggage troops and families to air craft..general patrols of airport..brittania ladies fed us cause bloody forces didnt..fights galore hendon cos of trooper mix..and if ira were watching god help us..

 

thanks urqh,interesting times it appears....