The Kodak Site in 2019
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The Kodak Site in 2019
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 2 Oct 2019
The Kodak film company opened a factory in Harrow in 1891. At its peak in the 1950s around 6000 people worked here but the rise of digital photography and Kodak's failure to engage with it caused a swift decline, leading to eventual closure in 2016. The factory has been demolished and the site is being prepared for housing. A good history, albeit with irritating adverts, is on https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/fascinating-history-harrows-iconic-kodak-15525146
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Image Location
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51.59456
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-0.344807