Greyhound Racing | Harringay Stadium Closure | John Blake interview | TN-87-123-024

Thames News report following the closure of Harringay Stadium.
Interview with: John Blake.
G/v's. LIB.PICS.Greyhound Racing, Haringey..LWT MAT. Greyhound racing..ITN MAT.
White City Stadium,Demolition,TN. NOV.28th. Wimbledon stadium TN.
ALSO.. Haringey Stadium,Empty. Est.shot. 'Final meeting' -Notice.
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Thames News was the flagship regional news programme of Thames Television, serving the Thames ITV region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 September 1977 to 31 December 1992.

[@yusuframadan4973]

Lived in Hermitage road for 20yrs. We used to spend the day there in the summer holidays. Many a happy memory. Also went to stock car racing on many occasions. Great memories! The good old days!

[@equaliser9043]

I was born in 80, live in Haringey.
Where exactly was the race track?
I'm guessing it was next to hermitage road where McDonald's and the retail park is??

[@stephenvarney8930]

sad day
me and my mates raced there in the 70.s had some great times

[@grindupBaker]

I went there once 1966/67 and what I remember is I bought a very hot Walls steak & kidney pie and it was delicious. Don't remember the cars at all.

[@grindupBaker]

White City stadium has gone ?! That's my youth. I was born in East Acton. The White City gang used to pop over for a quick fight in 1962. White City was the whole region where they built a little white city for some big exhibition in 1908. You can find lovely photos of it.

[@neilirons8866]

thanks GRA

[@dominiclewington]

Neil Irons well, there is Wimbledon. No, wait a minute...there isn't even that anymore!

[@neilirons8866]

Fuck the GRA