Pre 1995 Persistent Contrail Archive

[Leifer]

"Fastest Gun in the West" black & white, MGM, 1957.

 

[Trailblazer]

Agatha Christie's Poirot, series 3 episode 7. Made in 1991, set in 1935.

(Some screen reflections are also visible, as Netflix disables direct screen capture)

Google Street View shows that 90 years later, the sky is entirely whited out!

 

[Trailblazer]

Found a nice one this morning via a local history Facebook group.

Description from Facebook page:

MANOR CAFE PHOTOS (circa 1968 - 1974)
Credit (Lee Rawlings)
Location: The site of the current ALDI store, BLACKWATER, GU17.

Photos 1 to 13 I have dated around 1974 judging by the reg plates and price of 4 star following the OPEC oil crisis when the price went over a whopping 50p per gallon. The first photo shows J.A.FLACK the newsagents, F.BOND (greengrocer), NICOLUS (unknown) and NOEL'S FISHING TACKLE. Mr Bumble was known as Watneys Red Lion back then and can be seen over the road to the left of GUBBY's garage and forecourt (where LIDL is now) and also the gas tower in the background where the new car showroom is.

The photo was taken before I was born but I remember Brian Gubby's garage, it was where my dad used to take the car for a service.

Current Google Street View, All changed apart from the pub which still stands. Sky is a lot more "natural" in 2025 too!