tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post115339425102697878..comments2023-04-01T20:47:55.030+09:00Comments on Of ghosts and buildings...: Homage to Ashwin StreetSpaewaifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08479486455381093792noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153587506341331432006-07-23T01:58:00.000+09:002006-07-23T01:58:00.000+09:00Great pictures, thanks. Ashwin Street looks like a...Great pictures, thanks. Ashwin Street looks like a photographers dream and a residents nightmare. An inspiring place to rehearse obviously.<BR/><BR/>I watched a documentary on Blondie last night, sorry, I'm not proud, and she lived \ rehearsed in a squat (technically not cos she had a rent book) in the Bowery, it looked remarkably similar to Ashwin Street..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153560167701881252006-07-22T18:22:00.000+09:002006-07-22T18:22:00.000+09:00Cindy, in another thread you say somebody from Lai...Cindy, in another thread you say somebody from Laika lived on Ashwin St. Were there other bands living around as well ?<BR/>As for the closure of such places, I assume it is the same in every city now. I still can't find my way to an appartment in Bordeaux as everything is ridiculously expensive. Can't even think what it would be if I were in Paris...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153538632666934002006-07-22T12:23:00.000+09:002006-07-22T12:23:00.000+09:00For the curious,here are some more photos.Guess it...For the curious,here are some more photos.<BR/>Guess it probably looks very much the same...<BR/><A HREF="http://s102.photobucket.com/albums/m103/spaewaif/?action=view¤t=ashwin5.jpg&slideshow=paused&interval=3" REL="nofollow">Cindytalk Archaeology</A>Spaewaifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479486455381093792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153525812301275792006-07-22T08:50:00.000+09:002006-07-22T08:50:00.000+09:00nope.actually,ashwin street is still boarded up wi...nope.actually,ashwin street is still boarded up with large metal fencing around it.no progress since the evictions!!!hackney council,eh!!?mind you the old rastafarian community centre has been been taken over as an art space of some description.see link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153509966095193832006-07-22T04:26:00.000+09:002006-07-22T04:26:00.000+09:00I imagine Ashwin Street is now a Des Res where onl...I imagine Ashwin Street is now a Des Res where only millioonaires hang out. That's what happened in Edinburgh anyway. I declined an offer to buy my mother-in-laws council flat for £18,000 10 years ago, it's on the market now for £215,000. Pillock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21429920.post-1153401810002214492006-07-20T22:23:00.000+09:002006-07-20T22:23:00.000+09:00beautiful images.thank you.beautiful images.thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com