For years we looked at the crazy modernist building at the end of our street and said "What a fucking dump!" (It's not exactly Nikolaus Pevsner, I know.) It was either sheltered accomodation or an athletes village for a joint East German/British Olympic bid in 1972. A few people lived in the crazy modernist building - walking past at night you'd hear crackly garage radio blaring out from an open window, or shouting coming from another window. But nobody ever went in or out.
A few weeks ago the crazy modernist building
began gushing water like an incontinent cow. Then a wooden wall was put up around it, which usually means demolition time. I asked a hard-hat bloke what was going up in its place.
"Dunno mate. I only started today."
So, looks like there will soon be a crazy free improvised building at the end of our street.
Didn't anyone tell you they're building the Olympic Village in Finsbury Park? Should my information turn out to be wrong, keep us posted.
Posted by: Stay-At-Home Indie-Pop | March 07, 2011 at 11:18 PM
So, erm, any updates?
Posted by: Stay-At-Home Indie-Pop | May 18, 2011 at 12:35 AM