Talk:Portobello Road

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Heey! My name is Emmy, and I'm from sweden. Next week me and my class is going to london. And I want to know a little bit more about Potrobello road. Please answer :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.30.186.3 (talk) 09:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

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Hello, I'm Jessie. My brother and me want to find something out about the history of this road. MAybe someone of you could help us?! Thank you!! Bye Mail Back

[edit] Virtual Interactive Streetscapes not useful?

Virtual Interactive Streetscapes not useful?

I would like to appeal yesterday's removal of the link Virtual Portobello Road from this page. Up until yesterday the link had proved exceptionally useful to Wikipedia visitors for months and had taken them onto the world's only hi-res Virtual Interactive Streetscape to discover more about this road. What better way to research a street than to walk along it thanks to Wikipedia from anywhere in the world! (Boy I wish my Children's Britannica Encyclopedias had miles of virtual streetscapes when I was a kid!)

Would you be able to agree that Wikipedia users researching a city or street would find a virtual streetscape effictively allowing them to walk down that city's street useful? Is that not within the spirit of Wikipedia? This site is also recommended by the local Council's own short and carefully picked list of links.

If this is not agreed, then it raises the issue of contradicting the previous editors who felt this was within the spirit of the site, and which led to the link being in place for months. We then have a question of inconsistency and removing useful content from users.

Assuring you of my best intentions for my fellow users. --Ewik 11:37, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prior to 1740 known as either Green's Lane or Turnpike Lane ?

Someone disputed this fact for the simple fact that these lanes are in the North of London. Clearly this doesn't mean anything as there are many double street names in London, and I guess N8 and N22 didn't even exist before 1740. I therefore removed the comment that says this isn't fact, and made a request for a better reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cbetta (talk • contribs) 14:48, 14 September 2007 (UTC)