Alexandra Road
This is the location for the back cover of the Abbey Road album. The photo was taken at the junction of Abbey Road and Alexandra Road (now gone). I have superimposed the back cover photo over an old fan photo from 1969, click to enlarge. Alexandra Road, the street sign and the surrounding buildings were demolished to make way for the “Abbey Road” housing estate in the early 1970s.
Part of the original photo
1969 album cover tourists, at the original sign.
Does anyone know anything about that girl in blue walking past? She must have one of the most famous behinds in pop history….
Can you provide a link to the fan picture without the album cover?? hurlrock[at]yahoo.com
Is it a stupid question but, could the girl in the photo with the guy at the sign be the same girl that appears on the back cover?
It looks as though that photo was taken after Abbey Road came out, which is why they’re posing. Based purely on the signage, the general pattern of streets, and the drain cover, my hunch is that the location was about here:
https://goo.gl/maps/KxaQ4EV7noL96Zsg8
More Autumny too.