More on the remnants in Redditch

David Blasco of royalenfields.com points out to me that the remnant of the Redditch factory we recently mentioned is occupied by Smith's Office Furniture that have done wonders for the interior of the building, see here. I wonder if there are any ex workers from the factory reading, what would they think of the look of the building today? I haven't been able to find old pictures of the interior of this particular building, but this is the vibe one had in similar ones,

Growth in July!

38%!.

Inside the Flying Flea factory

 

An inside view of the assembly line.

Growth in June!

9%!. Strong showing of the 350s.

Motorcyclists' corner in Montevideo

This blog post (in Spanish) titled "La esquina del motociclista" (motorcyclists' corner) covers the incredible story of Domingo Torre, who was the representative for Royal Enfield and others starting in 1924,

The place is still running strong today in the corner of Fernández Crespo and Madrid, labeled "Motorcyclists' house".

Check out those curvy balconies! Montevideo has many of these old buildings with ornate styles. The building across the street is now in disrepair but it seems it must have been quite an interesting sight in its time. Kind of reminds of New York's Flatiron Building.

The tower in the distant back is the Legislative Palace, Uruguay's Congress, also a remarkable building.

Update 8/22/26: A local reader tells me that building has been demolished and there is now a new plaza "Plaza Francisco Araúcho" that gives excellent views of the Legislative Palace from the Motorcyclists' House,

It appears also the building of the Motorcyclists' House has been renewed, according to their website. She sent me some pictures,