Piccadily Circus, London, England, 1909 – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of Piccadily Circus, London, England, 1909 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Panoramic view of Piccidily [sic] Circus, London
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Piccadily Circus, London, England, 1909
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Piccadilly Circus in 1909 was one of the busiest junctions in London, where Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Piccadilly met around the Shaftesbury Memorial, the bronze archer that Londoners called Eros and that had stood there since 1893. The city then held about seven million people, and the crossing carried horse-drawn cabs, delivery carts and a growing number of motor buses. The Underground had reached the spot only three years earlier, when Piccadilly Circus station opened in 1906, so commuters came up from the platforms straight into the traffic. Theatres, music halls and shops in the surrounding streets drew evening crowds, and for many Edwardian Londoners the square stood as the center of West End entertainment and shopping under King Edward VII.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | notman photo co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--England |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,018 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panoramic view of Piccidily [sic] Circus, London |
| Reference | ENGLAND Piccadily Circus, London 1909 |
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