The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 at White City
Visit the Japanese garden created for the Japan-British Exhibition on my guided walk about White City Imre Kiralfy, the man behind the Great White City exhibition site in west London, was keen to hold an exhibition celebrating Britain and Japan. He approached the Japanese authorities who, after initial reticence, became enthusiastic. The event was organized […]
Imre Kiralfy, the man behind White City
In 1900 the northern part of Shepherd’s Bush in west London was farmland and brick fields. The driving force behind the development of this area, now known as White City, was Imre Kiralfy, a Hungarian impresario and entrepeneur. Kiralfy was already in his sixties when he led the construction of the Great White City. It […]
Beyond Dorando Pietri: Black and indigenous heroes of the 1908 Olympics at White City
Hear more about the 1908 Olympics on my guided walk about White City The U.K. hosted the Olympics in 1908 at White City in West London. Announcements were made by a toastmaster with a huge loudhailer; the stadium swimming pool was unheated; and the judges were all British! That said, this was the first-ever […]
