Old Pictures of the Kite

In summer 1972 I shot off a black and white film round the Kite.

These are some of the pictures, scanned from the original prints

The Fitzroy St denture repair shop stood where Next is now, facing City Road. Just to the left of the shot is the shop that is currently Starbucks	The Old English Gentleman pub, Fitzroy Street, closed after a fire
Willow Place, to the East of Willow Walk, now under the Western Car Park	James St; the nearest 3 houses survive; those from 4 (bricked up) upwards were demolished and replaced by new Council housing
A small shop with house next door at 50 Fitzroy St, now under the Grafton mall	The Little Kettle was a hardware shop. It was later the site of a squat against the development. It was across the end of Gold Street from Waffles (out of shot beside the cameraman)
Houses in Wellington St now demolished	21 John Street; bricked up houses were a common sight around the Kite (see also James St above). This one had had its front door unbricked prior to improvement for Council rent. It is still a Council house today
Some less changed scenes today. John Street (left, above and below), City Road (right above) and the Co-Op Funeral parlour in James St (right below)