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 EastEnders: c, F. ~ G M
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A 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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p3 T7 v0 A$ i& K" [But Leyton High Road, just round the corner from the Olympic Park, has undergone a remarkable transformation.
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$ q! D& s+ i+ F* {2 c2 _) `9 pInstead of the broken windows and garish shopfronts is a parade more typical of Chelsea or Notting Hill than the East End of London.
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) }" }" S, \3 R1 y9 s' oTatty: This is what the shopfronts looked like before the makeover which was brought on by the upcoming Olympics
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0 `% Z+ K: ?- `, c: U6 e( H5.39.217.76Passers-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.
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& D/ a8 J6 D) _( p. n7 u, S# N* X公仔箱論壇Shop 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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Even 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.
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8 |" r! M+ P+ {& g公仔箱論壇As part of the makeover, many businesses have had their frames, awnings, windows and doors replaced. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 Q/ y' k$ Z) M u$ ?8 H i0 v
1 B h: X9 O8 h3 ^( Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMost 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.
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1 j( K. G" M5 T! C/ Q- ]+ u9 t公仔箱論壇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.4 \# G7 O4 P& m7 y
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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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. P. r/ |" B; yNo 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 End5.39.217.764 }- ]) o& b- u( d( }/ x: M9 ~
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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. * [; G) r2 }! ?+ Y y5 o+ a2 w
7 _3 [5 x. H( K1 t5 b# \‘People can window shop and trade has picked up.
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/ p. `) q' ?) C9 L" M公仔箱論壇‘Having the shutter inside means people can see in the window all the time, which is like a 24/7 advert for us.’ E& K' x" `! D+ b) q
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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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1 X7 v4 G7 ]6 `公仔箱論壇But Mrs Bung said she had been reluctant to replace her shutters.
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: a/ W7 K7 Z8 l( z2 I- j/ ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb‘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.’ tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ n6 r! F( _) k( e( _1 j1 E
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9 {: t+ x! @, t: P公仔箱論壇A hair salon, Pizza Hut and Blackwell's news agents are not looking particularly inviting before the transformation
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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..., t& `& ]. {0 @" a- N
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2 t- C$ v, O/ P- j) b* E2 @1 F$ _" @tvb 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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And it is not just the shops which have had a makeover. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 ?' c' [+ G, ~* C+ x4 I5 G
6 n( c5 }4 [; i3 ]! U) X ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe pavements have been cleaned, the street signs replaced with modern ones and the lamps given a contemporary update.
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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.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。6 `3 F. J! w1 Z& ?0 z' k0 I
/ ~: f1 N" P( P2 w" ]3 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUnsightly satellite dishes have been moved, and the mass of burglar alarms and CCTV cameras on the walls above each shop has been tidied up.
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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.’
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