Don McCullin and gentrification

Mirandola

Turns out Don McCullin was born in Finsbury Park and grew up in gangs and poverty. <div><div><br></div><div>The 'Guv'nors'<br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/photographerframe.php?photographerid=ph041">http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/photography/photographerframe.php?photographerid=ph041</a></div><div><br></div><div>Hornsey Road cafe:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://contact.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/G0000w.uCD_7NqgM/I00009M3FhRPONXw/2">http://contact.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/G0000w.uCD_7NqgM/I00009M3FhRPONXw/2</a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>And for more on a very ungentrified Finsbury Park: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/may/22/don-mccullin-southern-frontiers-interview">http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/may/22/don-mccullin-southern-frontiers-interview</a></div><div><br></div><div>'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">..., no one was encouraged to do well for themselves. You were much more acclaimed for getting your collar felt by the police or battering someone. It was full of bigotry and it was like quicksand pulling me down to oblivion.'</span></div>

Arkady

Wonderful stuff, thank you.  I'd love to see a collection of his North London pictures.<br><br>Chances are Hornsey Road looks worse now.<br>

Thomas

<P>His book 'In England' is well worth investing in for the coffee table. </P> <P>Quite a few images of Finsbury Park at the front end. </P>

Mirandola

@Arkady,<div><br></div><div>Pretty sure it was worse then. Crime will have gone down a lot, for a start.</div>