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Electric Avenue

Home of Brixton Market and inspiration for Eddie Grant's song of the same name.

Long. -0.11352, Lat. 51.46222 | written on 7th Nov 2005 by joe | Email this to a friend | abusive?

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shanti wallah replies: My friends used to live around the corner. It's behind Iceland, land of frozen delights. Electric Avenue is the place where I bought the spiciest chili I ever tasted. Somehow carribbeans manage to eat these as a side dish yet, it nearly put me in hospital. Only joking. But, I seriously couldn't walk down that street without the tune going through my head!

written 20th Jan 2006 | abusive?

Everill Barnswell replies: Electric Avenue in Brixton, London, gets its name from being the first electrified shopping area in London.

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written 25th May 2007 | abusive?

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