This above picture shows the former Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children on Hackney Road and the corner of Goldsmiths Row. This is on the left-hand side. Hackney City Farm site is next to the hospital, across Goldsmiths Row. The photograph was probably a postcard.
Boston Street running alongside the current school and party room at the Farm 1980s
A.E. Reynolds corner shop, Boston Street 1950s
Former Tuilerie Street, corner of Hackney Road, now a path in Haggerston Park.
Former Tuilerie Street, corner of Hackney Road, now a path in Haggerston Park.
Many small businesses from the past are listed in Post Office directories. You can find some of these at Hackney Archives.
Thanks to Hackney Archives for these photographs.