From the Swinging 60s to the “Me Decade” of the 1970s, London moved into a decade that was a mixed bag of new places to visit, changes in the city’s government, and housing estates rising into the sky.

The period from 1971 to 1980 was also marked by a wave of new violence from the Irish Republican Army. However, as London had proved so many times before, nothing can keep the city down and the 70s still provided a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the future. These fascinating photos from daves_archive1 that captured street scenes in London from the 1970s. London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos

London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos