There are many institutions which, having at one time or another been a large part of life, are no longer there; or have moved; or have irrevocably changed. Here are a few:
Cafe Paradiso
The Carlton Moviehouse
The Valhalla
Genevieve
The Black Cat Cafe
Dizzy Spinners
The Carlton Noodle House (or maybe it’s still there?)
Alice’s Bookshop (in its first, Trefor John incarnation)
The steps of Missing Link Records (in its original location)
Gaumont Book Co
Exposure Records
The Metropole
The Club
The Old Greek Theatre
The Venue
The Seaview Ballroom
Harley Court Cafe
The Galleon
The Longford
The Lumiere
The corner bar at The George, when it first opened under Donlevy Fitzpatrick’s stewardship, and the bakery a couple of doors up, on Grey Street
Upstairs at the Continental
And do I hear that the Astor is closing and/or has closed?
