what ever happened to....GOING UP WEST !

The West End has much less meaning these days, most people just say going into town. To be honest a trip into town does not have the glamour that used to be be conjured up by the thought of a trip Up West.

Today we are going to visit some sites and try to re capture the atmosphere of The West End as it was back in the day . These were the days before teenagers emerged and made much of the west end their own with their coffee bars and discotheques.

Back in the day the West End meant shopping in the many great department stores, then maybe tea at a Lyons corner house or a visit to the hairdresser. On special nights it meant putting on one's best clothes for a table at a Cabaret club, the occasional treat of a theatre ticket or big screen cinema, or maybe a meal out in a restaurant, all thought of as big nights out. Not like today when wearing a shirt and tie is laughable and scruffiness is quite acceptable.

Lets journey back to to those days when the whole world wanted to
visit The West End of London The days when one could feel a king or a queen for the day and it was a privilege to be able to go Up West.

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