Can you tell where this is? Man is left shocked after Reddit users decipher his late father’s location in 1950s photograph within hours of him posting it
A man has shared his shock after Reddit users were able to guess the location of his late father from an old black and white photo.
The London user shared a photo of his father – who died 30 years ago – on Reddit.
The person estimated that the photo was taken in London sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
However, they were stumped as to the exact location of the fracture and may not have been able to locate it precisely.
But within minutes, someone managed to pinpoint the exact location and share a photo of what it looked like today.
Users noticed both the National Gallery and Nelson’s Column in the background and correctly noted that the photo was taken in Pall Mall, just off Trafalgar Square in central London.
“Can anyone help figure out where this was taken?” wrote the user, who goes by the name Shifty Howe.
‘I don’t have much to think about other than it was London, after my father was discharged from national service, which was some time after the Suez Canal crisis…
“So I’m guessing the photo is from the late 1950s, early 1960s.”
Although the original poster couldn’t figure out where it had been taken, others were quick to point to a large monument that gave away an important clue.
Users noticed both the National Gallery and Nelson’s Column in the background and correctly noted that the shot was taken in Pall Mall, just off Trafalgar Square in central London.
The location, at Pall Mall, is pictured today
One user said: ‘Pall Mall, on the corner of Haymarket. Looking towards Trafalgar Square.’
A second wrote: ‘The photo was taken near Trafalgar Square, you can tell by the National Gallery in the background.’
A third chimed in: ‘Looks like Pall Mall’.
Others noted that the original poster’s father resembled the infamous Kray twins, who were famous for their criminal activities in London’s East End.
Although the original poster couldn’t figure out where it had been taken, others were quick to point to a large monument that gave away an important clue
Another comment read: ‘Why did I think this was one of the Kray twins?’
Another said: ‘Serious Kray vibes from your dad.’
More Redditors joked about the pose of the man in the original photo, comparing him to a famous Italian landmark.
One joked: ‘How can he lean so much without falling over?’
Another commented: ‘Is he doing an impression of the leaning tower of Pisa?’