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I realise it not all "complete" but feel there ought to be more trees and shrubs...all this "regeneration" seems to forget people need to breathe.
Grumpy Anon | 05.06.17 - 7:10 a.m. | #
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Fortunate that you found a residential street in Wembley where front gardens have not been concreted over and have cars on display instead of flowers.
John | 05.06.17 - 7:15 a.m. | #
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Even though I lived some distance away, a hung-over Sunday morning trip to Wembley market was a regular feature of my 1980s. And in the 90s, regular trips to dull corporate events at the Conference Centre and the Arena.
Tangentally - are there many (any?) markets on a similar scale left in these Sport Direct/Amazon days, I wonder?
Frank F | 05.06.17 - 7:20 a.m. | #
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Frank F.
Just on the London borders there is a large market every Thursday at Kempton park racecourse, although the race course is set to be closed and demolished for thousands more houses and apartments in a few years time.
John | 05.06.17 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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I grew up in the Alperton/Wembley area during the 60's and 70's. John's comment above is right on the money. All the flowered gardens and hedges in my old neighbourhood are all "concreted over". Courtesy of Google Earth, I saw the house I grew up in had a car parked where my mum grew her rose bushes. :/
Jackal | 05.06.17 - 8:14 a.m. | #
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The old Wembley looked good on TV with the helicopter shots etc., but in reality the stadium, and the area surrounding it, were an absolute dump, and not in a 'shabby chic' way either.
I did enjoy the model engineers exhibitions when they held them at old Conference Centre though, in one of the halls they flew model airplanes on a secured tether (so they flew in a circle), there was a good natured attitude as everyone supped their pints, and different types of plane were flown (or not).
Still anon | 05.06.17 - 8:20 a.m. | #
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Great observations DG
I've been to many football matches at the stadium (especially last season) and found the whole experience horrible. Going to an event there no longer feels special and I feel that the process has become industrialised. The old stadium was quaint, had gravitas and maybe represented an older and simpler age of rattles and home made scarves.
The new housing is ugly and unappealing. The old wembley buildings fitted in with the suburban houses and mock tudor fronted pubs.
After a match you can't even leave easily! Waiting for at least an hour at Wembley Park tube is the norm . ive tried every form of public transport and different stations eg wembley central, wembley stadium with no success. Always thought that the national stadium should be in the midlands anyway.
On reflection the stadium and it's surrounds are a monument to a modern England which seems to exploit, dislike and disregard the population in general.
Anno | 05.06.17 - 8:20 a.m. | #
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@still anon - quite agree about the old Wembley, it was a hole of a Stadium. The new one is a souless shiny steel and glass edifice, but a decided improvement.
The Live Aid murals/mosaics are still there. The adverts that line the subway are printed vinyl that are attached on hooks. If you go there on a day when the ads are being changed over you can see that the mosaics are still there and, what's more, seem to be unscathed.
Marc | 05.06.17 - 8:32 a.m. | #
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Splendid picture there of the stadium with aeroplane con-trails radiating from the arch!
I should have a good view of the Arch from my house, but a certain Hill in Harrow gets in the way!
It's no great loss. From a distance it looks like a giant picnic basket anyway!
Cornish Cockney | 05.06.17 - 12:57 p.m. | #
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Last time I was there, a few weeks ago, I was surprised to see some of the few trees on Wembley Way had been removed! Another "improvement" no doubt.
Defensive architecture requires heavy vehicular obstacles at access points - ideally used as planters. Hopefully we can manage something better than the temporary barriers now on Westminster Bridge. Perhaps all of the bridges can be garden bridges?
Andrew | 05.06.17 - 3:43 p.m. | #
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There are signs on the hoardings along Wembley Way confirming plans to plant 22 new trees, in 'specialist containers', by spring 2018.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 05.06.17 - 4:09 p.m. | #
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I live in Brent, maybe 4 miles from Wembley stadium. The place has NO appeal to me though I've been to the Designer Outlet a couple of times.
I am no masochist and won't hurry to return.
Helen D Vecht | 05.06.17 - 8:26 p.m. | #
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I lived in Raglan Court, nearly opposite the Wembley Arena in the early 80's. I agree, Wembley was then an absolute dump. Now it seems, just like Colindale where I grew up, the planners are trying to cram in most of N/W London's population. The only problem being the infrastructure is stuck in the early part of the 20th century. A previous poster was absolutely right about the queue for the Underground. Leaving the Cup Final the other week the waiting time was nearly an hour. Now that Spurs will be using Wembley for their homes games I bet they can't wait till August...
Bernie | 05.06.17 - 11:30 p.m. | #
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The queues from the old Wembley were just as bad, at least now you're not trapped in that old tunnel.
mclm | 06.06.17 - 9:13 a.m. | #
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Dump? maybe, but it was OUR Dump. My home town: 24 June 1975 and I was just 18: Elton John, The Beach Boys, The Eagles, & Joe Walsh all for 3 quid 50p - seems incredible now but it doesn't get much better than that - Happy Days !
New, clean and shiny just means expensive. Yet another lost opportunity to make something different and interesting, dare I say: historic [with a restored Palace of Industry] but now it just looks like everywhere else.
Someone, somewhere must be making a fortune flogging all that glass, steel and marble to say nothing of the profits of the crane hire companies.
Somebody's Grandma | 09.06.17 - 8:45 a.m. | #
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