Former Odeon sign, Blackhorse Lane
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Former Odeon sign, Blackhorse Lane
Image: © Christopher Hilton Taken: 25 Mar 2014
I suspect that this sign was put up for an Odeon now gone, but the metal sign formerly used to house posters for its programme is still in use for other advertising. On the other side of the bridge a similar sign for the defunct South Norwood Odeon (Image) serves the same purpose. In the 1980s DJ Jazzy Jeff worked with a rapper known as the Fresh Prince, now the film star Will Smith. As Will Smith has risen to global fame, I've often wondered what became of DJ Jazzy Jeff; I wonder if he ever compares their fates bitterly.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.384725
Longitude
-0.071426