Up to London (as an expat, again) - October 23rd-December 15th 2010

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Commercial Areas near my Apartment


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Kilburn High Street (near Kilburn High Street station)
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Looking north up Kilburn High Street from where it intersects the street I live on.
Ibid, looking south down Kilburn High Street. If you look closely, you can see the entrance to the Kilburn High Street rail station in the distance across the other side of the street. The thin pole at right scrolls messages such as "Hello Hilburn! Happy holidays!" (but sometimes--often at night for some reason--it scrolls too fast and becomes illegible).
There are a couple plaques in the sidewalk; this one clearly has some connection to the calendar but I'm not sure what. Game clue fodder?
I took this and all other pictures of Kilburn High Street on November 10, 2010.
Looking north up Kilburn High Street from where it intersects the street I live on.
Ibid, looking south down Kilburn High Street. If you look closely, you can see the entrance to the Kilburn High Street rail station in the distance across the other side of the street.
The thin pole at right scrolls messages such as "Hello Hilburn! Happy holidays!" (but sometimes--often at night for some reason--it scrolls too fast and becomes illegible).
There are a couple plaques in the sidewalk; this one clearly has some connection to the calendar but I'm not sure what.
Game clue fodder?
Another sidewalk plaque. I have no idea what it means. This is near where the rail line passes through a tunnel under the road, but I wouldn't call this a bridge. (If you didn't know a rail line ran here, you wouldn't be able to figure it out from casual observation.)
The Betsy Smith, the closest pub to our apartment. We haven't eaten there yet, but we plan to. I took the previous two photographs standing roughly at the corner on the left in this picture.
A compass rose embedded in the sidewalk.
Hopscotch!
Another sidewalk plaque. I have no idea what it means. This is near where the rail line passes through a tunnel under the road, but I wouldn't call this a bridge. (If you didn't know a rail line ran here, you wouldn't be able to figure it out from casual observation.)
The Betsy Smith, the closest pub to our apartment. We haven't eaten there yet, but we plan to.
I took the previous two photographs standing roughly at the corner on the left in this picture.
A compass rose embedded in the sidewalk.
Hopscotch!
The Kilburn Library, just a bit south on Kilburn High Street.
West End Lane, a side street with a nice curve.
A bit further north on Kilburn High Street, you can see the street recede into the distance. It's a long street.
This row of shops sticks out from the townhouses behind them, unlike most of the shops on the street, which occupy the ground floor of the buildings.
The Kilburn Library, just a bit south on Kilburn High Street.
West End Lane, a side street with a nice curve.
A bit further north on Kilburn High Street, you can see the street recede into the distance. It's a long street.
This row of shops sticks out from the townhouses behind them, unlike most of the shops on the street, which occupy the ground floor of the buildings.
There are a handful of fruit/vegetable stands set up near intersections on Kilburn High Street. They all pre-sort their produce into bowls so that they can set the cost of every bowl at one pound regardless of its contents.
One of the more interesting buildings on the street (a pub, naturally).
Gascony Avenue, another side street worthy of photographing.
A panorama of a park I stumbled upon: Kilburn Grange.
There are a handful of fruit/vegetable stands set up near intersections on Kilburn High Street. They all pre-sort their produce into bowls so that they can set the cost of every bowl at one pound regardless of its contents.
One of the more interesting buildings on the street (a pub, naturally).
Gascony Avenue, another side street worthy of photographing.
A panorama of a park I stumbled upon: Kilburn Grange.
The "Ancient Order of Forester Friendly Society" building?! The society turns out to basically be a community-organized non-profit insurance company. As far as I can tell, it has no connection with forestry.
Another attractive building, the one housing a B&B and (of course) a pub. It was built in 1898, at around the same time as the last pub I photographed.
Burton Road, a side street with many white, bay windows.
The only major cross/side street I passed, Willesden Lane.
The "Ancient Order of Forester Friendly Society" building?!
The society turns out to basically be a community-organized non-profit insurance company. As far as I can tell, it has no connection with forestry.
Another attractive building, the one housing a B&B and (of course) a pub. It was built in 1898, at around the same time as the last pub I photographed.
Burton Road, a side street with many white, bay windows.
The only major cross/side street I passed, Willesden Lane.
Salusbury Road (near Queen's Park station)
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A typical example of the commercial section of Salusbury Road (near Queen's Park station).
Another example. By the way, we regularly visit Spice Grill, the joint in the center of the picture.
Queen's Park library looks older, more fairytale than Kilburn's The building to the right is a church.
I took this and most other pictures of Salusbury Road on November 24, 2010.
A typical example of the commercial section of Salusbury Road (near Queen's Park station).
Another example.
By the way, we regularly visit Spice Grill, the joint in the center of the picture.
Queen's Park library looks older, more fairytale than Kilburn's
The building to the right is a church.
A festive pub. Though it feels as if it's decorated for Christmas, if you look closely you'll notice there are no holiday decorations. It feels like Christmas solely due to the way it's painted. Slightly artificially brightened.
A fun sign.
Salusbury Road peters out, turning into a residential neighborhood with the appearance of these townhouses.
A festive pub. Though it feels as if it's decorated for Christmas, if you look closely you'll notice there are no holiday decorations. It feels like Christmas solely due to the way it's painted.
Slightly artificially brightened.
A fun sign.
Salusbury Road peters out, turning into a residential neighborhood with the appearance of these townhouses.
Fodder for Kilburn Grange Panorama