Walthamstow Greyhound Racing Stadium - Art Deco facade
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Walthamstow Greyhound Racing Stadium - Art Deco facade by Richard Humphrey as part of the Geograph project.
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Walthamstow Greyhound Racing Stadium - Art Deco facade
Image: © Richard Humphrey Taken: 28 Jun 2008
This stadium opened in 1933 and closed on 16 August 2008 soon after this photo was taken and the site is now covered with apartments. For more information see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walthamstow_Stadium This facade still stands as a reminder to the former stadium see https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6034466,-0.0164386,3a,40.6y,97.38h,97.39t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snEt2TyPxrDDq2-9ZGx-wzg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DnEt2TyPxrDDq2-9ZGx-wzg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D82.36532%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0 The other side of this structure was once the Tote board see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1904391
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Image Location
Latitude
51.603313
Longitude
-0.016112