Aldgate East station.

[steve56]

i heard the name will change to brick lane.

[planeterotica]

Spitalfields would be more appropriate. my old stomping ground !love!

[andy at handiwork]

Wouldn'y be the first time in the history of the underground that a name has been changed. Actually, 'Banglatown' has a certain ring to it dont you think? Bit like renaming Leicester Sq as 'Chinatown'.

[steve56]

do you know what year aldersgate closed?planeterotica wrote:

> Spitalfields would be more appropriate. my old stomping ground
> !love!
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[rrankin]

Now that Aldgate Bars has shut, Aldgate East has got even worse.

Here is the article on renaming the station...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6183977.stm

[kinetic]

"He said the area's tourist trade was being affected because, while people had heard of Brick Lane and its reputation for curry restaurants, they could not find it on a Tube map. "

In that case, can I propose renaming Lewisham Train Station "Kebab Street" and while we're at it New Cross can be "Jerk Chicken Road" and Plumstead "GimmeYourWallet Street" - because that's what I associate those areas with.

[planeterotica]

steve56 wrote:

> do you know what year aldersgate closed?planeterotica wrote:
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> > Spitalfields would be more appropriate. my old stomping
> ground
> > !love!
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planeterotica wrote:
I dont know i used to work for a fruit importer who was based in Spitalfields and had offices in Commercial street back in the 1970s called Louis Reece, Brick Lane starts on the other side of Commercial street opposite the old Spitalfields market we used to drink in the Jack the Ripper pub on the corner of Brick Lane, i also used to work in the old Covent Garden market for the same firm before it moved to Nine Elms, they were good times !love!

[Rommo]

I remember the old spitalfeilds.My old man was a lorry driver and I used to go with him during the school holidays.We used to be there most days delivering.I do have some old pics somwhere of how it was.
We also used to goto covent garden.
Also who remembers Borough market when it was a proper market like spitalfeilds was before its gone all ponsey ? and also stratford market.

[steve56]

36 bus goes to new cross i keep saying one day ill have a ride there.

[phil solo]

steve56 wrote:

> do you know what year aldersgate closed?planeterotica wrote:
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> > Spitalfields would be more appropriate. my old stomping
> ground
> > !love!
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Aldersgate never closed, they just renamed it Barbican