King's Road
The King's Road is a main road in the western London districts Chelsea and Fulham . It stretches from Sloane Square in Chelsea to Wandsworth Bridge Road in Fulham and then continues as New King's Road to Putney Bridge .
In the 1960s and 1970s, King's Road was one of the centers of hippie and punk culture, with shops like “ Granny Takes a Trip ” and “SEX”, the clothing store owned by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood . Now King's Road is a little less rebellious, and many smaller and independent stores have given way to the big brands and chains. King's Road is still one of Chelsea's most popular shopping streets.
Emergence
King's Road was originally laid out as a private route by King Charles II to the Kew district a little further outside the city center . The first buildings on the street were built in the early 18th century. Use was reserved for the royal family until 1830.
meaning
- In 1968 the Chelsea Drugstore moved into King's Road, a three-story ensemble of bars, restaurants, record stores, shops and a pharmacy. In 1971, residents pushed through to close the drugstore. McDonald's is now using the building.
- This is where the two musicians of the Pet Shop Boys group met for the first time in 1981.
- Up until 1983, 484 King's Road was the office of Swan Song Records , Led Zeppelin's record company .
- In 1999 Starbucks opened its first UK store on King's Road.
- "King's Road" is the title of a song by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers from the Hard Promises album (1981).
- Thomas Arne , the composer of the unofficial national anthem of Great Britain “ Rule, Britannia! “Lived on King's Road.
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 9.7 " N , 0 ° 10 ′ 20.9" W.