[things]

I attempted to locate the photos in this set on streetview. Some were easier than others.

In the same order:

Whitechapel Road https://www.google.com/maps/place//@51.5173129,-0.0668225,3a...

Spitalsfield Market https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5190196,-0.0773324,3a,75y,74....

Belhaven Street (no longer exists, got as close as I could) https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5286117,-0.0380893,3a,75y,27....

Stifford Estate (demolished) https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5174684,-0.0497713,3a,75y,285...

Mile End Road https://www.google.be/maps/place/@51.5243606,-0.0367707,3a,7...

Three Colt Street (difficult to get the exact location so got one with visible landmark) https://www.google.be/maps/place/@51.5096904,-0.03012,3a,75y...

Watney Market (massively changed but pointing in the right direction over the area) https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5128337,-0.0581398,3a,75y,348...

Gardiner’s Corner (nothing left, the department store burnt down in the seventies) https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5151995,-0.0716539,3a,75y,289...

[mattlondon]

Brushfield Street is pretty cool - you can see the painted sign on one of the buildings is still there in street view.

Its the first picture on the Guardian's version of this: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2018/feb/13...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5190638,-0.0760875,3a,75y,...

[bloat]

If you look round the lorry in the street view, you can see the Donovan Brothers sign is still there (behind the scaffolding unfortunately!)

[things]

If you dial back the date in streetview, you can see it more clearly.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5189372,-0.0763029,3a,75y,...

[mhandley]

For Gardiner's corner, I think you're looking the wrong direction. The entrance to commercial road has moved, but you should be looking this way: https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5151995,-0.0716539,3a,75y,88....

The brick building on the left in this view is in the original photo: https://www.google.be/maps/@51.5151502,-0.0700696,3a,60y,114...

[things]

Thanks! I suspected I had the wrong angle but couldn't figure out the right one.

[brusch64]

Thank you for your effort - this is awesome. When I was watching the pictures I wished to see current picturese of these areas.

[djaychela]

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the original article, and hey presto! someone has done it. Really interesting seeing them side by side.

[DamonHD]

Ah, now the last picture of the The George Tavern... That I was hoping was the one that I have in mind (though I am probably wrong)!

[things]

That would be this one:

https://www.google.be/maps/place/@51.514314,-0.0532876,3a,75...

[DamonHD]

Definitely not the one that I was thinking of, but wow, thank you!

I may even go and hunt this one down on Thursday...

[deeg]

Thanks for your effort! I'm amused that 40 years later it's still called the "New Globe".