Piccadilly Circus Lights Up - from our story '100 Years of Amazing Piccadilly Circus Photos'

After nearly 10 years of comparative gloom, the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus come back to London, April 2, 1949, when the ban on the use of electricity for outdoor advertising was lifted at noon. This is the scene as crowds watched the signs light up again. The ban will be re-imposed on October 2.

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