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[[File:Electric Avenue Market 01.JPG|right|250px|thumb|[[Brixton Market]] in Electric Avenue, 2007]] |
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'''Electric Avenue''' is a street in [[Brixton]], [[London]]. Built in the 1888,<ref>https://brixtonbid.co.uk/history/</ref> it was the first market street to be lit by electric lights,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-07|title=Eddy Grant To Switch On Brixton's Electric Avenue Lights|url=https://londonist.com/2016/10/electric-avenue-lights-switch-on|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Londonist|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/electric-avenue.html</ref> later, an iron and glass canopy was installed.<ref |
'''Electric Avenue''' is a street in [[Brixton]], [[London]]. Built in the 1888,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://brixtonbid.co.uk/history/|title=History|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> it was the first market street to be lit by electric lights,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-07|title=Eddy Grant To Switch On Brixton's Electric Avenue Lights|url=https://londonist.com/2016/10/electric-avenue-lights-switch-on|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Londonist|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/electric-avenue.html |title=life-of-a-song: electric-avenue|date=21 September 2023|website=ft.com|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> later, an iron and glass canopy was installed.<ref name="auto"/> (On 3 February 1879, the [[Street light#Incandescent lighting|first street to be lit]] by an [[incandescent lightbulb]], invented by [[Joseph Swan]], was Mosley Street, in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/mosley-street/|title=Mosley Street, Newcastle | Co-Curate|website=co-curate.ncl.ac.uk|accessdate=2023-12-02}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iec.ch/blog/lighting-way-ahead|title=Lighting the way ahead|website=iec.ch|accessdate=2023-12-02}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/bolckow/6139889510/|title=Sir Joseph Swan - 1828 -1914. 13, Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne|date=2011-09-10|accessdate=2023-12-02|via=Flickr}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openplaques.org/plaques/42129|title=Joseph Swan black plaque|first=Open|last=Plaques|website=openplaques.org|accessdate=2023-12-02}}</ref> Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains ([[Boots (company)|Boots]], [[Greggs]], [[Iceland (supermarket)|Iceland]]), various local food and housewares retailers, and hosts a part of [[Brixton Market]] (comprises of the street market down Electric Avenue, Pope’s Road and Brixton Station Road, and the arcades of Brixton Village, Market Row and Reliance Arcade<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southlondonclub.co.uk/blog/2017/6/26/history-of-the-brixton-markets|title=History of The Brixton Markets|date=28 June 2017|website=South London Club|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref>) which specialises in selling African, Caribbean, South American and South Asian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://insidejourneys.com/rocking-down-electric-avenue-brixton/|title=Rocking Down Electric Avenue, Brixton|first=Marcia|last=Mayne|date=8 February 2016|website=InsideJourneys|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> products. It is located just around the corner from [[Brixton tube station|Brixton Underground station]] (1972). The street originally had [[cast iron]] Victorian canopies<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brixtonvillage.com/our-story/|title=The History of Brixton’s Most Diverse Market|website=Brixton Village|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> over the pavements which were damaged in [[WWII]], and removed in the 1980s. |
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[[File:Electric Avenue by Baron Corvo, The Sketch, 1895.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''Electric Avenue'', after [[Baron Corvo]], 1895]] |
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On 17 April 1999, the neo-Nazi bomber [[David Copeland]] planted a nail bomb outside a supermarket in [[Brixton Road]] with the intention of igniting a [[Ethnic conflict|race war]] across Britain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/781755.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 June 2000|title=Profile: Copeland the killer|accessdate=2011-04-16}}</ref> A market trader became suspicious and moved the device to a less crowded area of Electric Avenue, where 39 people were injured in its explosion. |
On 17 April 1999, the neo-Nazi bomber [[David Copeland]] planted a nail bomb outside a supermarket in [[Brixton Road]] with the intention of igniting a [[Ethnic conflict|race war]] across Britain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/781755.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=30 June 2000|title=Profile: Copeland the killer|accessdate=2011-04-16}}</ref> A market trader became suspicious and moved the device to a less crowded area of Electric Avenue, where 39 people were injured in its explosion. |
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In 2016, Eddy Grant was invited to switch on a new illuminated street sign, installed as part of a £1 million refurbishment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/10/eddy-grant-to-switch-on-illuminated-electric-avenue-sign-in-brixton-tonight-17th-oct/|work=Brixton Buzz|date=17 October 2016|title=Eddy Grant to switch on illuminated Electric Avenue sign in Brixton tonight, 17th Oct|accessdate=2021-03-28}}</ref> Afterwards, Grant was given one of the previous signs as a keepsake.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/03/how-we-made-eddy-grant-electric-avenue|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 September 2018|title=How We Made: Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue|accessdate=2021-03-28}}</ref> |
In 2016, Eddy Grant was invited to switch on a new illuminated street sign,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gortscott.com/projects/brixton-market|title=Brixton Market|website=Gort Scott|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref> installed as part of a £1 million refurbishment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/10/eddy-grant-to-switch-on-illuminated-electric-avenue-sign-in-brixton-tonight-17th-oct/|work=Brixton Buzz|date=17 October 2016|title=Eddy Grant to switch on illuminated Electric Avenue sign in Brixton tonight, 17th Oct|accessdate=2021-03-28}}</ref> Afterwards, Grant was given one of the previous signs as a keepsake.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/03/how-we-made-eddy-grant-electric-avenue|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 September 2018|title=How We Made: Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue|accessdate=2021-03-28}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:48, 2 December 2023
Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London. Built in the 1888,[1] it was the first market street to be lit by electric lights,[2][3] later, an iron and glass canopy was installed.[1] (On 3 February 1879, the first street to be lit by an incandescent lightbulb, invented by Joseph Swan, was Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne).[4] [5] [6] [7] Today, Electric Avenue contains national retail chains (Boots, Greggs, Iceland), various local food and housewares retailers, and hosts a part of Brixton Market (comprises of the street market down Electric Avenue, Pope’s Road and Brixton Station Road, and the arcades of Brixton Village, Market Row and Reliance Arcade[8]) which specialises in selling African, Caribbean, South American and South Asian[9] products. It is located just around the corner from Brixton Underground station (1972). The street originally had cast iron Victorian canopies[10] over the pavements which were damaged in WWII, and removed in the 1980s.
History
The road is referenced in Eddy Grant's 1983 single "Electric Avenue", which reached #2 on both the UK and US singles charts.[11] The song itself was inspired by the 1981 Brixton riot.
On 17 April 1999, the neo-Nazi bomber David Copeland planted a nail bomb outside a supermarket in Brixton Road with the intention of igniting a race war across Britain.[12] A market trader became suspicious and moved the device to a less crowded area of Electric Avenue, where 39 people were injured in its explosion.
In 2016, Eddy Grant was invited to switch on a new illuminated street sign,[13] installed as part of a £1 million refurbishment.[14] Afterwards, Grant was given one of the previous signs as a keepsake.[15]
References
- ^ a b "History". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Eddy Grant To Switch On Brixton's Electric Avenue Lights". Londonist. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "life-of-a-song: electric-avenue". ft.com. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Mosley Street, Newcastle | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Lighting the way ahead". iec.ch. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Sir Joseph Swan - 1828 -1914. 13, Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne". 10 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2023 – via Flickr.
- ^ Plaques, Open. "Joseph Swan black plaque". openplaques.org. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "History of The Brixton Markets". South London Club. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Mayne, Marcia (8 February 2016). "Rocking Down Electric Avenue, Brixton". InsideJourneys. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "The History of Brixton's Most Diverse Market". Brixton Village. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue" Lyrics Meaning". Song Meanings and Facts. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Copeland the killer". BBC News. 30 June 2000. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Brixton Market". Gort Scott. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Eddy Grant to switch on illuminated Electric Avenue sign in Brixton tonight, 17th Oct". Brixton Buzz. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "How We Made: Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue". The Guardian. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links
- Electric Avenue Photos from 1904 and 2003 urban75.org, Brixton local history
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