Albert Road, Southsea - the Street of Fun | Nostalgia

With its theatres, cinemas and pubs it became known as the Street of Fun – a moniker which is perhaps even more apt today.

By Deborah Croker

Published 29th Nov 2021, 15:33 BST

Albert Road in 1905, before the Kings Theatre was built. It opened on September 30, 1907.

Albert Road, Southsea, is the most Bohemian thoroughfare in Portsmouth… especially after dark.

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