Firstly apologies for the corny title of this blog post, but I couldn't resists paying homage to the Clash song White Man in Hammersmith Palais. I have seen this ghost sign almost weekly since we moved offices but it wasn't until last week that I found a decent opportunity to photograph it, and even then a tube pulled in just as I was doing so. The ghost sign is for the PALAIS DE DANSE, HAMMERSMITH or perhaps better known as the Hammersmith Palais. This used to be a popular venue even when I was a kid, and I remember going to see The Cramps there way back in the mid 1980's - I may even still have the t-shirt somewhere. It's such a massive ghost sign that, with my iPhone, I was unable to get it all in in one or two shots
Ghost sign for the Palais De Danse, Hammersmith tube station, London
Ghost sign for the Palais De Danse, Hammersmith tube station, London
Ghost sign for the Palais De Danse, Hammersmith tube station, London
It was due for demolition last year. See here
ReplyDeleteHere's a copy of the link above on archive.org https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061838/https://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/farewell-and-rip-to-the-hammersmith-palais-2.html
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