Take a look back at the district in the ‘50s through 16 fascinating vintage black-and-white photographs below:
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The Barbour Brothers from Blackpool strolling down Shaftesbury Avenue, 1952. (Chris Ware)
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Londoners relaxing during a summer heat wave at St Anne’s Churchyard Gardens, 1952. (Daniel Farson)
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A banjo player entertaining the customers outside the Windmill Theatre, 1953. (Bert Hardy)
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A couple dancing at jazz club the Blue Heaven, 1954. (Charles Hewitt)
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Four women sharing a 9-foot-long baguette, 1955. (Daily Mirror)
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Young men at La Caverne nightclub, 1955. (Joseph McKeown)
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Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne setting off on the annual waiters' race from Soho Square to Greek Street, 1955. (Slim Aarons)
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Young girls greeting each other, 1956. (Thurston Hopkins)
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Two prostitutes leaning out the windows of a brothel, 1956. (Thurston Hopkins)
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People dancing at the Gargoyle Club, 1956. (Thurston Hopkins)
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A man in drag heading a carnival procession down Old Compton Street during the Soho Fair, 1956. (Ron Gerelli)
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Miss Soho waving to the crowds during the annual Soho Fair, 1956. (Mirrorpix)
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Pasta eating contest, 1956. (Jack Garofalo)
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London's youth hanging out on the backstreets, 1956. (Werner Rings)
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A group playing and jiving in the street at a fair, 1957. (Evening Standard)
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Six models giving a preview of the latest in French haute couture, 1958. (Ron Case)
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