Soho and the 2 i’s coffee bar
“Soho is a place where all the things they say happen, do” – Colin Macinnes The 2 i's Coffee Bar in Old Compton Street In 1953 the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida opened the Moka coffee bar at 29...
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Dancing in a Soho carpark in 1956 I’ve updated Soho and the 2 i’s coffee bar story with tons more great pictures from the fifties, originally from the Picture Post in 1956, of teenagers in Soho and...
View ArticleMary Quant, the Miniskirt and the Chelsea Palace on the King’s Road
Mary Quant, 1963 These days the King’s Road looks not unlike many other high-streets across the country, albeit a bit posher. If you stroll down the road you’ll see, just like anywhere else, Boots,...
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