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Electric Avenue

In or near City of Westminster.

Electric Avenue — Street in Brixton, London.

Electric Avenue

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Electric Avenue is a other in london. (Street in Brixton, London.) According to Wikipedia: "Electric Avenue is a street in Brixton, London, built in 1888. It was the first market street to be lit by electric lights. Today, Electric Avenue has national retail chains, as well as various local food and housewares retailers. It also hosts a part of Brixton Market, which specialises in selling African, Caribbean, South American, and South Asian products. It is located just around the corner from Brixton Underground station (1972). The street originally had cast iron Victorian canopies over the pavement, which were damaged in World War II and removed in the 1980s."

Coordinates
51.4624, -0.1141
Opening
Mo-Tu 10:00-16:00;We 10:00-14:00;Th-Sa 10:00-16:00

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