Comments on: Hitchock Underground

Hitchock Underground

lilbrudder — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:08:04 -0800

In 1999, to mark the centennial of Alfred Hitchock's birth in the Leytonstone district of London, 17 mosaics were installed in the entrance corridors of Leytonstone tube station. Each mosaic celebrates a different Hitchock masterpiece. True to form, Hitch makes several cameos among the mosaics.

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:14:45 -0800

Similarly, the tiles at the Baker Street station (home of the world's most famous fictional detective) all bear the profile of Sherlock Holmes.

By: jiawen

jiawen — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:56:24 -0800

Beautiful work. Thanks for posting this.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:40:34 -0800

Note that those Hitchcock pictures are at The Joy of Shards, which has some pages on how to make mosaics. Maybe you'd like to make one for a garden walk or an entryway?

By: paddbear

paddbear — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:03:54 -0800

And yet they didn't do a mosaic of Hitchcock's favorite of his own films, "Shadow of a Doubt".

By: randomination

randomination — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:19:50 -0800

jonson: My favourite part of that photo is the "No Smoking" sign.

By: hermitosis

hermitosis — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:26:48 -0800

This is such a great post! I am newly inspired to try making a mosaic. Some movies just lend themselves more readily to a mosaic. You know, such as the "Alien" series, or "Grey Gardens". "Caligula" perhaps.

By: donajo

donajo — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:17:00 -0800

Awesome. Something else for me to add to the list of "London Sights I Must See".

By: caddis

caddis — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:38:03 -0800

Very interesting

By: the ghost of Ken Lay

the ghost of Ken Lay — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:39:41 -0800

I just spoke to Al here in hell and he loves these. He can't decide which one is his favorite but he's currently leaning towards the Vertigo one. Oh, all artists end up in hell, so don't look down on Al for ending up here with me.

By: matteo

matteo — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:40:43 -0800

David Beckham is from Leytonstone, too

By: the ghost of Ken Lay

the ghost of Ken Lay — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:58:22 -0800

To be 100% fair he is upset that his name is misspelled throughout this post as "Hitchock." He wanted to speak to the editor and I told him that on the web there are no editors. He stared at me in disbelief and astonishment for a moment then slowly faded away.

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:28:04 -0800

Ken, please give Al my most sincere apologies; I can't believe I left out the second "c" on three separate attempts. Embarassing.

By: ClaudiaCenter

ClaudiaCenter — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:36:19 -0800

I like the one from 'The Birds.' They're all cool.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:48:37 -0800

Awesome. Thanks. The "Rebecca" and "Strangers on a Train" ones are particularly good. I wish there'd been one depicting a scene from "Notorious," though. And imagine a mosaic of the crop-dusting scene from "North by Northwest."

By: jonson

jonson — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:02:43 -0800

There is one, blucevalo.

By: blucevalo

blucevalo — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:08:07 -0800

Whoops, didn't see that. Thanks.

By: stammer

stammer — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:32:56 -0800

The murals are great, but Leytonstone is not a nice area. If you're a tourist and you want to see the murals, don't take the opportunity to stroll around Leytonstone on your own.

By: barnsoir

barnsoir — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:56:45 -0800

oh, stammer - I can't let that go unchallenged. Granted, Leytonstone isn't exactly filled with tourist sites, but it is an eminently liveable and affordable part of East London that may well be only 5 stops from Liverpool Street yet is also right next to Epping Forest. Indeed - while we are on the theme - why not visit the Alfred Hitchcock Hotel that stands opposite the Hollow Ponds. It's about 5 minutes walk from the Station. It's only connection with the man himself is that it's, er, named after him. You could imagine yourself in one of his films in the snugs of the bar though.