| Description | Photographic view of Piccadilly Circus, taken from an elevated viewpoint on the the south side of the Square, looking towards the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain and Shaftesbury Avenue. The streets are congested with buses, taxis, vans and cars. Advertisements featured on the surrounding buildings include Coca-Cola, Bovril, Schweppes, Guinness, Atlas Assurance, Gordon's Gin, Wrigleys, Votrix Vermouth and Craven cigarettes. The streets are busy with buses, taxis and cars. The caption on the reverse of the postcard reads: "The centre of London life. In the middle of the Circus is the celebrated Eros Statue and in close proximity are many theatres. It is also one of the busiest traffic and shopping centres in London". Postcard published by E T W Dennis. |