Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: Hradcanska

During the construction of Tunel Blanka and the Metro A-Line extension to the airport, Hradcanska Metro station was also rebuilt, including the entrances. In the past, you would have to cross the railway line through Dejvice, but now you can cut through the Metro. This is the new, modern entrance on the north side of the Dejvice line.

I earlier posted a photo of a 1960's-era Volga police car, so here's a 1980's-1990's era GAZ-24-10 Volga taxi. This one's been in use in the area of the Hradcanska metro for many years, although when I first moved to Prague it was still painted white, as in the Communist era. At one time, many of Prague's taxis were Volgas. They can be seen in old documentary footage of Elton John's 1984 visit to Prague, for example, although I've had trouble getting much information on said documentary.

I liked this shot also in black and white, so I did both versions.

The Trziste, or open-air market, which used to be in Hradcanska always had a number of customers going in and out, and back behind the Ceske Drahy tracks there was a row of kiosks on Dejvicka Ulice where I sometimes had lunch. Today, this is an ugly disorderly mudpit of a construction site for the infamous Tunnel Blanka.

Here's an alternate to the other beautiful shot (I think) that I did a few seconds before this one.

This might be one of my best tram shots all year, possibly. I really love the yellowness of the sunlight, and the vintage colors on everything (courtesy of the Lomo). I hope you agree, so I'm going to post this as many relevant places as I can.

This Skoda 14T, I think DPP #9115, was pulling in as I was waiting to go to work one day, and for some reason I wanted to snap a picture. What do you think?