telephone exchange
Builders have ripped the facade from this old exchange [there used to be some boarding over it hiding the doors] in anticipation of developing it. The white boards used to be doors to phone 'cublicles'. Amazing to think that telephony used to be a 'fixed' phenomenon with a very different socio-cultural geography to what we have now. I would imagine the telephone exchange was quite an interesting place to hang out - where public and private space came up against each other.
Crouch End, London, N8.
telephone exchange
Builders have ripped the facade from this old exchange [there used to be some boarding over it hiding the doors] in anticipation of developing it. The white boards used to be doors to phone 'cublicles'. Amazing to think that telephony used to be a 'fixed' phenomenon with a very different socio-cultural geography to what we have now. I would imagine the telephone exchange was quite an interesting place to hang out - where public and private space came up against each other.
Crouch End, London, N8.