A man cuts across traffic at Piccadilly Circus 1960 E.1847 The images in the pamphlet

The images in the pamphlet have been reproduced 'photomechanically'

deep pits and trenches dug in the ground

'WELL-TO-DO' by fire-engine red

Regent Street was already a major West End shopping street

the hideous and discordant din that resounded from every corner of the market

A man cuts across traffic at Piccadilly Circus 1960 E.1847 The images in the pamphletA man cuts across traffic at Piccadilly Circus, in front of the statue of Eros. The Last Days of Pompeii is being screened at the London Pavilion Cinema across the junction. Collins created a number of night time photographs playing with the bright lights of the West End to record the characters enjoying the buzz of fifties nightlife.