| Regent Snack & Milk Bar: three
views of this marvelous cafe that seemed to have been a fixture
of Edgware Rd forever. It was ripped to shreds in Sep 2002 to
make way for a fried chicken joint and London will somehow seem
like an even bigger sink of shit than it already is because of
it. One of the last remaining authentic 30s style Milk Bars in
Britain and decked out in wall to wall vitrolite, there wasn't
anything else quite like it in town for sheer seaside brio. Quite
a few of the internal elements - counter, lights, signs, mirrors,
tables - had been bravely saved just before the refit and we
hope to access this treasure trove later in the year. A large
photo section will appear on the site devoted to this national
treasure, along with snaps of some of the original place mats
etc. Once again, it is wretched beyond words that an historic
building of this calibre can be destroyed with impunity. |
