The Olympic high street makeover: Just in time for the Games round the corner, shops get a new look that's more Notting Hill than EastEndersTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 J5 _0 ^5 W' q) K1 w
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6 _/ e- y. E7 Q2 t( zA few months ago it was just an anonymous street of tatty shop fronts – a mishmash of broken signs, tasteless logos, peeling paint and grubby brickwork.
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+ h9 j- t3 x3 ]3 _5.39.217.76But Leyton High Road, just round the corner from the Olympic Park, has undergone a remarkable transformation.公仔箱論壇, K2 ?5 L7 V: @3 i
- g9 K% R3 @+ }Instead of the broken windows and garish shopfronts is a parade more typical of Chelsea or Notting Hill than the East End of London.5.39.217.76$ G: q$ Q9 D2 G/ n3 _% Y$ Z
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Tatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics 公仔箱論壇( ^8 Q5 l2 w# x( U/ m }
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: \8 J. N1 i w! H }5.39.217.76Passers-by admire the shopfronts of Leyton High Road after the makeover which will be completed within the next few weeks Each shop, restaurant or cafe has been repainted using a sophisticated palette of deep reds, pastel greens, purples and browns.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. N/ `& p( H/ d# g J e7 ~( m
: P H) S3 Z2 EShop names in charmless neon or plastic have been replaced with hand-painted signs adorned with elegant calligraphy or old-fashioned metal lettering.
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8 {9 D- L& ^; w4 @8 B9 ZEven the local KFC has had its ugly plastic fascia replaced with a sophisticated dark red paint job, a smaller, subtler logo, and a smart new awning.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* w' B5 ]$ x, L
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As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced.
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Most have also been fitted with internal shutters – sitting just within the windows rather than outside them – so the shopfronts can stay lit up at night. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Y4 ~ j, \( a2 K# M3 X
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The refurbishment was carried out as part of a half-a-million-pound project to spruce up businesses in the Leyton area before the Olympics.
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9 a2 F/ b2 y1 @2 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGrubby: Before the clean-up the street was lined with broken signs and dirty awnings - not the face of Britain officials would want to show the incoming tourists
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0 }* M# ~3 w- p- ?& s$ u公仔箱論壇Clean: The shop facades on Leyton High Road have been much improved, but it came at a price. The re-decoration of the street cost £475,000
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A plastic sign advertises sale prices at the women's fashion shop and the KFC branch has a standard full-glass front公仔箱論壇2 z( D9 L7 ]1 ~; z* G, N1 |
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No more plastic signs for the bridal shop, the pawnbrokers has been re-painted and and even the KFC is looking more high end than East End
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0 k5 y) G% Z& [Last night shopkeepers expressed their delight with the results. Panayiota Philippou, who manages Princess evening wear and bridal boutique with daughter Theodoula, said: ‘The street is much nicer now. , O# {; w) ^& y; O( p
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‘Having the shutter inside means people can see in the window all the time, which is like a 24/7 advert for us.’
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& r( d) d+ |% T0 G# XTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Shamima Bung, owner of Blackwell’s newsagents, was also pleased with the transformation.
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‘The area’s definitely gone up market. The high street looks a lot better...now it is a matter of keeping it this way.’
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‘The inside shutters look nice but I do go home worrying if I’ll still have a window in the morning,’ she admitted. ‘After all this is East London, not Kensington.’ TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* S5 r- q! A. u& p _
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5 Y% W- k) i/ @2 \( Y& X5.39.217.76A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation
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Leyton High Road has been given a touch of Kensington with paint and new signs - even the bus stop commercial is more inviting than before
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The project has been funded by Government¿s Working Neighbourhoods Fund and Waltham Forest Council. Here is a green grocers on a corner of the High Road before...
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( k. \2 u; L# b- H3 r/ c* N: Z8 }& i) B... and after it has been given an Olympic makeover with many shops now sporting internal shutters so the shopfronts can stay lit up at night公仔箱論壇' B) \# _6 b/ B3 t7 E$ N- }& C0 l/ J) _
) _2 p" k4 f8 R' B2 |2 e |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLeyton High Road will host the Olympic torch relay on July 21.
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; l2 y/ j2 k& Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChris Robbins, leader of Waltham Forest Council, said: ‘This stretch of Leyton is a gateway to the Games. It will be on display to the world in July and we want our streets, homes and businesses to do us proud. This was a fantastic opportunity to smarten up Leyton.’
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2 s/ x8 l* N3 s" d4 J, N5.39.217.76The pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: K' E6 `& E8 @/ A! T: L
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The walls of the flats above the shops, which were a dirty brown, have been jet-washed back to their original sandy colour, with some painted in bright shades to complement the shopfronts below.
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Unsightly satellite dishes have been moved, and the mass of burglar alarms and CCTV cameras on the walls above each shop has been tidied up. 2 i# ?1 t7 p. s9 S' A( Y3 q: q, y F, [
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Gordon Bennett, of Bennett Developers, one of four contractors on the project said: ‘We have up to 22 men working ten hours a day, including weekends, to get the work finished in time. The whole street looks cleaner.’TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. O( e5 i; g) `+ h
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