Brian Cox shared this photo of Piccadilly Circus in 1949 and Eric Idle had the perfect response
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That’s 30 years before I was born(1979), this is 30 years after. The pace of change is frightening. pic.twitter.com/UjxwAICqi7
— Gareth Duncan (@garethduncan) July 30, 2018
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Not really. It still buildings selling stuff.
— john Hajdar (@uk_haj) July 31, 2018
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Two things strike me about this – prominence of tobacco ads, and lack of women.
— Marcus Munafò (@MarcusMunafo) July 31, 2018
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Do we know what time of day this was?
— Joe Welstead (@JoeWelstead) July 31, 2018
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It was lunchtime
— Sir William Davenant (@SirWilliamD) July 31, 2018
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And look at the same location today. Spiffed up, cleaned off … and so much less interesting, I’m afraid. 🙁 pic.twitter.com/GnasKUDaji
— Chapps (@chapps) July 30, 2018
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It’s like a view into Jacob Rees Mogg’s head.
— James Anderson 🏛 (@tufnelljimmy) July 30, 2018
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I love old pics like this – places that are both immediately recognisable and yet so different. If I could have a superpower, it would be time travel. https://t.co/4AXwGZoXdQ
— Kate (@katebevan) July 30, 2018