Anyone remember the Railway Canteen behind the Central Station and not far from the New Orleans Club? In the 1960s it used to be a hangout for musicians after gigs as well as drunks and down and outs - often the three categories were interchangeable!. The food was good and it was cheap although if you wanted a knife and fork you had to pay a deposit.
I heard a story once that a drunk was causing trouble and refused to leave as he'd paid for his soup. The manager agreed and poured the soup into the drunk's pocket before evicting him!
However, it was a good meeting point for gigsters aprés gig.
Of course if you'd had a good paying gig then Bowers' All-Night Restaurant on the corner of Pink Lane was preferred although it didn't have quite the earthy ambiance of the Railway Canteen.
Happy days!
Lance.
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