59 Greek Street: Home of the Theatre Girl's Club, Soho, London

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Choat, a tall guy in a Bowie shirt and chunky silver rings, took over the freehold of the 1847-born, Grade II-listed pub eight years ago when “London’s rudest landlord” Norman Balon retired after 63 years. Thanks in large part to the efforts of the Soho Society , which formed in 1972 to stem the tide against change, Soho is a Conservation Area , but developers are chipping away: “It’s a shark attack.The main staircase rose at the building’s north end from the 5’9 hallway, entered from Greek Street through outer double doors. There was a time when Britain’s labouring people had thought they could drag themselves out of their dire condition alone, that socialism would prevail, but that had turned out to be an empty hope; the establishment held the cards and, slowly, was dealing them out.

But she found a warm welcome: “That first summer there was this torrential rainfall and everyone got flooded, and we shared each other’s pain and helped each other.In the corner was a woman singing Parisian jazz, the kind of music you’d expect in a place like this, and she had tight black curls and a tight green dress. The light was red and the tablecloths checked green, a nod to the bar’s former life as a gambling den. YS Associates are currently appointed to undertake full Cost Management and Contract Administration Services. Elton played here over 25 times starting in December 1965 - first as a member of Bluesology, sometimes backing Long John Baldry, and then at the start of his own career.