Little London Stories: Christine Allen, newspaper and candy seller, Temple tube
I've been in London a little over a year now, and have not taken for granted certain people who always greet me with a smile. Christine Allen is one such individual. She has been working at this newspaper stand at the Temple Tube, across from the Thames, for '20 or 30 years' she says, happily serving customers of all stripes, including busy businessmen and women, kids, tourists, and students from King's College London (who me?), located nearby. I caught up with Christine recently for the low-down. Do you own this? Bobby owns it. Where do you come from originally? (laughs) Bethnel Green. And where do you live now? Bethnel Green. Have you travelled outside the UK? Yeah. I've been all over America, I've been over to Korfu, I've been quite a few places. Really? Where have you been in America? We went to Santa Barbara, LA, California, uh, Utah ...we went on a big tour. Is it Yosemite Park? Oh I love Yosemite; good place. We stayed there in a log ...