the van gelder studio is a recording studio located at 445 sylvan avenue , englewood cliffs , new jersey .

it was set up in 1959 by rudy van gelder ( 1924 – 2016 ) and has been used to record many albums released by jazz labels such as blue note , prestige , impulse ! , verve and cti .

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van gelder says the studio was an ideal setting for “a love supreme . ”
a chance to see the van gelder studio and hisself in action . hear ye !
the studio size is like a gazillion times larger than his living room studio .
recording studio operated by engineer rudy van gelder from this location after mid - july 1959 .
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rudy van gelder , seen in a 2000 photo , oversaw john coltrane ' s 1964 recording at his studio .
john coltrane , photographed in the van gelder studio with wife alice , completed
a love supreme
in about four hours .
in 1964 , tenor saxophonist coltrane recorded his deeply spiritual masterpiece a love supreme for the impulse ! label at van gelder’s studio .
john coltrane recorded his milestone album
a love supreme
in december 1964 at van gelder studio in englewood cliffs . ( chuck stewart )
blue note records spokesman cem kurosman said van gelder died on thursday morning at his home in englewood cliffs , new jersey . the home was also the site of van gelder’s studio for more than half a century .
in englewood cliffs , van gelder had constructed a studio in his home and began recording there in the summer of 1959 . earlier sessions were done at a studio set up at his parents’ home in hackensack .
• coltrane did more recording in new jersey than in any other state , according to lewis porter , author of “john coltrane : his life and music . ” he recorded at van gelder studio in englewood cliffs and earlier in van gelder ' s first studio space in his parents ' hackensack home .
in 1959 , van gelder finally set up his own purpose - built studio at englewood cliffs . the live acoustics , according to those who have worked there , are impressive and van gelder took pains to ensure a relaxing and comfortable ambience .
in this 2000 photo , rudy van gelder poses by the organ in his recording studio in englewood cliffs . ( john munson / star - ledger file photo )
van gelder says coltrane’s artistry is more evident today than during the recording in 1964 .
here is a clip of an interview with rudy van gelder from “perfect takes . ”
legendary recording engineer rudy van gelder has passed away | 91 . 5 kios - fm
he died suddenly at his home , which doubled as his studio , a place blue note called in its remembrance of van gelder
a holy site of jazz music .
main studio’s relationship with the school of architecture at the illinois institute of technology started in 2013 when the dutch architect and theorist wiel arets became the school’s dean and invited main studio founder , edwin van gelder , to work on the college’s first ever print publication .
one can google rudy van gelder photos and there are a lot of photos on the internet .
van gelder studio was noted for its acoustics , which included the nearly 40 - foot - high ceilings . the engineer also brought an attention to detail when recording , kahn says .
he built a recording studio in his parents’ living room that would come to be known as the legendary “hackensack studio” . the studio was complete with central air conditioning , a separate control room , microphones galore , and inimitable “nooks and crannies” in which to record to achieve special sound effects . van gelder ran his optometry practice while recording at a feverish pace with artists such as zoot sims , bill triglia , sonny igoe , phil urso , lennie tristano , and howie mann . the studio became popular among new york area musicians due to van gelder’s skill , and recording rates . but the true allure of the studio was its atmosphere .
“he brought his abilities , talents and dedication to the music , ” kahn adds , of van gelder .
the first time i ' ve seen film footage of the studio . great stuff , folks !
rudy van gelder was central to the story of blue note records . photograph : zuma wire / rex / shutterstock
in 1953 , saxophonist gil melle introduced van gelder to blue note records co - owner alfred lion . this was the start of a fourteen year association during which time van gelder engineered virtually all of the label ' s output . additionally , van gelder was recording for prestige records . he said , “i was examining eyes on monday and recording miles davis on wednesday . i was driven to make the music sound closer to the way it sounded in the studio . this was a constant struggle — to get electronics to accurately capture the human spirit . ” thelonious monk ' s composition “hackensack” was a dedication to van gelder and the unique atmosphere of his studio .
in an interview thursday with nj . com , monk recalls sitting in on his father ' s sessions at van gelder ' s hackensack studio , and the awe he felt years later , stepping in to the englewood cliffs studio to record his own music .
i felt like i was working with a giant .
udy van gelder , who has died aged 91 , was the most celebrated recording engineer in the history of jazz .
the blue note connection in 1952 van gelder was introduced to blue note records producer alfred lion . lion was interested in van gelder’s signature sound produced in the hackensack studio . just one year later van gelder engineered his first album for blue note records , and began a fruitful relationship with lion . while van gelder possessed the technical skills to record a band , lion possessed the foresight to identify a desirable sound of the record , and draw that sound from rudy . together the two formed what is colloquially referred to as the “blue note sound ,
a sound unique to blue note records . however , van gelder did not exclude other labels and worked engineering for prestige , cti , savoy and vox records .
englewood cliffs and beyond in the midst of his successful recording career in the late 1950’s , van gelder built his masterpiece : his own private studio in englewood cliffs , new jersey . this studio is home to legendary jazz albums such as john coltrane’s “a love supreme” , mccoy tyner’s “speak no evil” and herbie hancock’s “maiden voyage” . while van gelder is currently not recording as actively as he was in the 1960’s , he still has a profound effect on jazz .
while coltrane had enjoyed success with atlantic records , recording “giant steps” and “my favorite things” in new york , he welcomed the chance to return to van gelder’s studio after signing with impulse ! records , according to kahn , of fort lee .
without van gelder , or someone like him , we might not have nearly as vast a collection of the 1950s jazz greats .
bespoke becomes standard | vgdesign and stijltuinen co - existed for a few years , until they both merged into stijltuinen . since 2012 the company is called design studio erik van gelder , specialized in high - end residential design and bespoke outdoor furniture . the label by erik van gelder produces superbly functional and beautiful items that give your outdoor living space a personality of its own .
applause for van gelder’s methods was not quite universal . he was occasionally criticised for his use of “reverb” to add body to a soloist’s tone . the composer and bassist charles mingus refused to work with van gelder because , he claimed , “he changes people’s sounds” .
van gelder is currently re - mastering analog blue note recordings to restore them to their original state . this line of re - released recordings is known as the rvg series . van gelder is working to restore the original recordings’ mood , track listings , and warmth . he recently engineered trumpet prodigy christian scot t’s record “yesterday you said tomorrow ,
recorded at the englewood cliff studio .
van gelder’s first studio was located inside of his parents’ newly - constructed home in suburban hackensack nj , where he was able to offer recording services at far lower rates than those found across the east river in new york city . image courtesy of jazzwax .
in that light , here’s a small assortment of images — just a few personal favorites from mr . van gelder’s oceanic body of work .
coltrane , who began working with the engineer in the mid - 1950s as a sideman with miles davis , enjoyed recording with van gelder .
in 2012 , the national academy of record arts and sciences honored van gelder with its trustees award recognizing his lifelong contribution to jazz recording .
although they respected him greatly , musicians were amused by van gelder’s extreme fastidiousness – no smoking on the premises , no food or drink in the studio , and on no account was anyone to touch a microphone . he himself always wore gloves when handling equipment .
did you know rvg always wore gloves and didn’t allow anyone to smoke ( even in those days ) in the studio .
photo 1 : in 2000 , rudy van gelder poses by the hammond c - 3 organ used by jimmy smith , jack mcduff , ray charles and others in his recording studio in englewood cliffs , nj . ( john munson / nj star - ledger file photo )
“my goal is to make the musicians sound the way they want to be heard , ” van gelder told the new york times in 2005 .
“as i look back and realize where his music was going , i can see his music had a spiritual quality , which matched perfectly with the atmosphere of the new studio , ” says van gelder , 90 , who still holds an occasional session at his studio but has cut back on working due to his health , advanced age and , he says , the changing nature of the music business .
a few comments . everyone looks so young . the studio size is like a gazillion times larger than his living room studio . did you notice when they were playing the record of the stones ' satisfaction how much better it sounds than any cd version ?
because van gelder didn ' t think he could make a living with his first love , he studied at the pennsylvania college of optometry in philadelphia and practiced until 1959 . since recording consoles were not available commercially , van gelder made his own equipment and set up a studio in his parents ' living room in hackensack , nj . “as a matter of fact , ” van gelder said in an interview , “at one point my parents actually put an extra entry door to the building to their own living quarters so they could come in , in case i was recording . ”
perhaps the starkest illustration of the recording quality that was available to jazz artists already comes from listening to john coltrane’s a love supreme , recorded at van gelder’s new studio in englewood cliffs in 1964 for impulse records , and comparing it to the recording of coltrane’s giant steps made by tom dowd years earlier , at atlantic records in nyc in 1959 . van gelder’s 1964 recording sounds like 1954 , and dowd’s 1959 recording sounds like 1969 .
van gelder’s professional studio—which he operated in his parent’s living room from 1953 to 1958 before upgrading to a dedicated space—was a one - man operation that allowed fledgling upstart labels including blue note , prestige , verve , impulse and savoy , to record myriad talents of an entirely new genre .
in 2012 , the national academy of record arts and sciences honored van gelder with its trustees award recognizing his lifelong contribution to jazz recording . he also received the american engineering society ' s gold medal and was named a jazz master by the national endowment for the arts . van gelder was working on a mix the week before he passed away . when he died , he was just down the hall from his world - renowned studio .
rudy van gelder , a renowned recording engineer who captured jazz greats miles davis , thelonious monk , john coltrane and many others in his parents ' hackensack living room and later in his eponymous englewood cliffs studio , died thursday at the age of 91 , according to jazz writer nate chinen .
an amateur radio buff and jazz fan , van gelder set up his first studio in the living room of his parents’ house in hackensack , new jersey , recording local musicians . in 1953 one of his friends , saxophonist gil melle , introduced him to blue note records founder and producer alfred lion . he soon became the main recording engineer for the independent label , using innovative recording techniques that helped turn the label into a major force on the modern jazz scene . pianist thelonious monk composed a tribute to van gelder’s home studio , hackensack , which he recorded there in 1954 .
van gelder later embraced digital technology . starting in 1999 , he began remastering his analog blue note recordings into digital recordings for the label’s rvg edition series .
in later years , van gelder remastered much of his original work for the rudy van gelder series for blue note , as well other jazz classics , including
mercy , mercy , mercy !
by cannonball adderly and the original miles davis sessions for
the birth of cool ,
according to jazz times .
jesse klapholz ‘ analysis of rudy van gelder’s place in recorded music history is excerpted and adapted from his upcoming textbook , the new cyclopedia of jazz recording techniques .
van gelder made his blue note debut with gil melle in 1953 . according to a 2001 jazz times profile , he may have made his prestige debut with thelonious monk ' s
hackensack
in 1954 . five years later , he opened the englewood cliffs studio and became a full - time engineer .
“it was his near geek - like dedication to his craft , always upgrading his equipment , trying out new ideas , approaches to get the best sound possible , and taking it to the very end as far as mastering his own session recordings , ” kahn says in describing van gelder’s strengths in the studio .
the jazz drummer and new jersey resident ts monk , son of thelonious monk , told urltoken : “i would say [ my father and van gelder ] learned how to record jazz together . he really , really got it right . you can list to a rudy van gelder from the 1950s that sounds like it was recorded today . ”
when blue note records was resurrected in 1985 van gelder again recorded for that label and , more recently , sessions for fantasy , reservoir , sharp nine and high note records . blue note ' s rudy van gelder series of remasters includes hundreds of albums and toshiba - emi also called upon him to remaster some capitol sessions , including albums by cannonball adderley and miles davis . in 2013 organist joey defrancesco released his high note album “one for rudy” , dedicated to and engineered by the now legendary van gelder .
editor ' s note : today ' s post is the second in a series about legendary sound engineer rudy van gelder and his impact on jazz . see part 1 .
because of this , van gelder became almost single - handedly responsible for the recording , establishment , and dissemination of a majority of modern jazz’s recorded corpus in his era .
“coltrane had very strong feelings for van gelder , ” says ashley kahn , author of the 2002 book “a love supreme : the story of john coltrane’s signature album . ”
legendary recording engineer rudy van gelder passed away on august 25 , 2016 at the age of 91 . van gelder is regarded as the greatest of jazz engineers , being responsible for the warm , natural sound that distinguished blue note records from the mid - 1950s through the 1960s , as well as upon other labels such as prestige and impulse .
van gelder enrolled in the pennsylvania college of optometry in 1938 . when he graduated in 1942 van gelder opened his own practice , and proceeded to forge a career path that did not previously exist : “record engineer” . ( did he use his optometry practice to fund his real passion of sound recording ? i am sure that the equipment was expensive )
in a 2014 interview with inside jersey about the 1964 recording of
a love supreme ,
van gelder spoke about the special synergy in the englewood cliffs studio .
while i was building the new studio , the neighborhood had no idea what kind of structure it was . as it came together , everyone assumed it was going to be a church with a peak in the center of the room . the look and feel was very church - like ,
he adds .
van gelder soon found his services as a recording engineer so much in demand that he gave up his day job as an optometrist . in 1959 , he bought his house in englewood cliffs , where he built his own studio – a cathedral - like space with a vaulted ceiling and excellent acoustics that became a modern jazz shrine .
if you were to attempt to listen to all of rudy van gelder ’s recordings back - to - back , it would take something on the order of four months to complete .
this is an extraordinary achievement by itself , and is somewhat masked by the syrupy prostrations of those perpetuating the myth of van gelder as a “pioneering” recordist or an “engineer’s engineer . ”
“for many jazz musicians , such as coltrane , it was a home away fromhome , ” porter says of the studio . “he felt comfortable in it . ”
these are both stereo recordings . rvg’s new studio at the time had rising cathedral ceilings , while atlantic’s studio sat in a low - rise concrete building with 12 - foot high ceilings . still , the cymbals on the rvg recording are slightly sibilant with exaggerated stick attack compared to dowd’s older recording in what may have been a more compromised space . ( my best guess is that this effect owes to the microphones being placed a bit too close to the cymbals on van gelder’s recording compared to dowd’s . )
rudy van gelder has left to the heaven ' s big band as the new master of sound engineer . let ' s enjoy more of 1000 master ' s recordings in jazz . .
beginning in 1998 , van gelder became involved in producing new , 24 - bit digital editions of his classic blue note albums . this “rgv” edition reveals details inaccessible by analogue equipment . it is now possible to detect van gelder’s delicate adjustments to the recording balance during the course of a performance , and to appreciate the exact blend of intimacy and spaciousness with which the music is presented .
van gelder not only recorded sessions for blue note , but also worked extensively with prestige records on such sessions as miles davis’ bag’s groove and walkin’ and sonny rollins’ tenor madness and saxophone colossus .
“while i was building the new studio ( in englewood cliffs ) , the neighborhood had no idea what kind of structure it was , ” van gelder recalls . “as it came together , everyone assumed it was going to be a church with a peak in the center of the room . the look and feel was very church - like , ” he adds .
rudy van gelder , in 1988 . he remained active in engineering , bringing his hand to “chemistry , ” an album released this summer , by the tenor saxophonist houston person and the bassist ron carter .
but whatever van gelder may have lacked in space , technology , technique and trappings , he made up for in both affordability and sheer volume , cementing his place in the history of recorded music forever .
word of his talent eventually reached alfred lion , the co - founder of blue note records , and - - in his late twenties - - van gelder ' s jazz recording career began to flourish .
i ' ve always been curious about something regarding rvg ' s studio . does anyone know what equipment he used for playback ? i ' ve never seen a photo of that .
“my ambition from the start as a recording engineer was to capture and reproduce the music better than other engineers at the time , ” van gelder said in a 2012 interview with jazz writer mark myers . “i was driven to make the music sound closer to the way it sounded in the studio . this was a constant struggle – to get electronics to accurately capture the human spirit . ”
this commemorative twitch — wearily familiar in our year of losses , from david bowie to prince to , just last week , the vibraphonist bobby hutcherson — is especially well suited to the memory of rudy van gelder , whose legend was shaped within the confines of his recording studio . mr . van gelder , who died on thursday at 91 , was the most revered recording engineer in jazz — the man behind the curtain on thousands of albums and the chief architect of the storied “blue note sound . ” he shaped the way we hear the music and the way we want it to be heard .
“van gelder used a mix of types and placements of microphones to bring us as close as possible to monk , coltrane , miles , horace silver , [ and ] grover washington , jr . he was an engineer’s engineer , but warmth and realism , pop and juiciness exude from all his work . with all his technique , what rudy van gelder wanted to capture , he said , was the human spirit . ”
udolph van gelder was born in jersey city on november 2 1924 ; his parents ran a shop selling women’s clothing . he qualified as an optometrist and began his working life with a small practice at teaneck .
in 1959 van gelder ' s reputation had reached the point that he could quit his day job and he poured all of his money into creating his own , adequately sized home and studio in englewood cliffs , nj . “i ' ll give you an example , ” van gelder said , “gil evans , he had music in his head that was just incredible and as time went on people discovered it . he brought a nine - piece band into hackensack , into the living room . i knew then i couldn ' t do it right . i have a responsibility to the producer and to the musician . i couldn ' t do that ( in hackensack ) and that was my motivation . ” the new studio ' s design was inspired by the work of frank lloyd wright with input from one of wright ' s students and bore resemblance to a chapel , with high ceilings and fine acoustics . van gelder ' s wife , elva , a classical pianist , was instrumental in determining the design .
“acknowledgement” also features coltrane chanting the album’s title for just over half a minute , reinforcing the spiritual theme . it would be the only time he featured his voice in a studio recording .
as i look back and realize where his music was going , i can see his music had a spiritual quality , which matched perfectly with the atmosphere of the new studio .
the national endowment for the arts , in a tribute to van gelder , noted that he was “considered by many the greatest recording engineer in jazz” who “recorded practically every major jazz musician of the 1950s and 1960s” .
jump to 1 : 09 : 00 and 1 : 17 : 00 and watch a few minutes of jimmy smith recording for verve in rudy van gelder ' s studio in englewood cliffs . at 1 : 19 : 50 jimmy is having fun listening to playback in the control room . that ' s rudy in the background , laughing and rewinding a tape . creed taylor is writing down the names of the tunes
rudy van gelder recorded most if not all of the blue note catalogue and is mostly known for his blue note recordings , although as mentioned he also worked for prestige records . van gelder , as much as alfred lion or francis wolff , made blue note records what it was and is . and thank god for michael cuscuna of mosaic records , who helped source all the rvg series and reissues that have come out over the years .
pursuit of excellence | erik van gelder’s work includes a wide range of outdoor designs . from the country to the city , and from small courtyards and stunning roof terraces to expansive estates . no matter the differences in size or scope , erik van gelder’s designs always reflect his style and are recognized as distinctive . they are sophisticated , well - balanced and with powerful contrasts . and also stylish and calm , enhancing nature’s aesthetic and functional dimensions .
van gelder’s name soon spread among the east - coast jazz community and , by the mid - 1950s , he was recording not only the bulk of blue note’s output , but also that of prestige and other specialist labels . he was still using a room in his parents’ house as a studio and , until 1954 , still practising as an optometrist : “i was examining eyes on monday and recording miles davis on wednesday . ”
“ready , rudy ? ” was something jazz musicians routinely said from mr . van gelder’s studio floor , and the phrase became a kind of an in - joke , the title of a tune by duke pearson . here , on the first track of “relaxin’ with the miles davis quintet , ” we hear a less standard but more famous bit of studio chatter , as davis rasps , “i’ll play it and tell you what it is later . ” that offhandedness provides much of the charm of these sessions , for prestige ; coltrane even begins his tenor - saxophone solo away from the microphone , as if stepping up to the plate .
the vastness of mr . van gelder’s midcentury output can make it easy to forget how active he remained in our own time . ( one of his most recent credits is “chemistry , ” by the tenor saxophonist houston person and mr . carter — an album released this summer . ) christian scott was a firebrand trumpeter still in his mid - 20s when he recorded his second album , “yesterday you said tomorrow , ” at mr . van gelder’s studio in 2010 . “jenacide ( the inevitable rise and fall of the bloodless revolution ) ” is a politically charged track from the album , and its sound — that mix of electric guitar and tambourine — feels both raw and refined .
erik soon discovered his passion for luxury residential projects – the trigger for his second design studio ‘ stijltuinen’ . he embraced high - end landscape design to achieve the highest standards and create breath - taking exteriors .
rvg’s true legacy however—which is often overlooked—stems not from his technical prowess , but from the economical studio time he was able to provide to these newly emerging artists . blue note booked sessions that typically cut an album in two days , other labels in just one . with his one - man band approach and the low overhead that went along with it , van gelder facilitated an overflowing fountain of new jazz recordings that otherwise would not have been possible .
rudy van gelder , pictured third from the left with members of the roger dawson septet in 1976 . roughly 52 at the time , he had already spent more than two decades recording some of the most seminal works in modern jazz history .
but dissenting voices have been few . in 2009 van gelder was elected a fellow of the audio engineering society of america and in 2013 he received the society’s gold medal . in 2012 he received the grammy trustees’ award for his life’s work .
rudy van gelder , the audio engineer who helped shape the sound of modern jazz on recordings including such timeless albums as john coltrane’s a love supreme , lee morgan’s the sidewinder and herbie hancock’s maiden voyage , has died . he was 91 .
inside his recording studio on sylvan avenue , engineer rudy van gelder was focusing on a different type of music — jazz — as saxophonist john coltrane and his three - piece supporting band set up for a recording session with producer bob thiele . before the night ended , coltrane would create “a love supreme , ” a milestone recording in the history of jazz whose themes of spiritual rebirth and uplift fit in with the hope and optimism of the holiday season .
n addition to blue note , the list of companies recording at the englewood cliffs studio over more than five decades has included verve , riverside , impulse , prestige , grp , muse and the classical label , vox . that period saw several major advances in recording technique , including the introduction of stereophonic sound and multi - channel recording , and the switch from analogue to digital . van gelder embraced them all , although his clients were often resistant to new methods .
among these was the saxophonist gil melle , whose recording was eventually issued on the small progressive label . melle was subsequently taken up by blue note , whose co - owner and recording director , alfred lion , asked the studio he normally used to reproduce van gelder’s sound for melle’s new record . after several attempts , the engineer told lion : “ ' look , i can’t get that sound . you’d better go to the guy that did it in the first place . ”
to my ear , van gelder’s tenor sax sound has a tone that is thin and top - heavy in comparison , while on dowd’s recording of giant step s , the piano sound is much clearer and more natural sounding , with a better balance overall .
“the session was hypnotic , exciting and different . but i didn’t realize that until i remastered the tapes many years later . when coltrane was here , i was too worried about capturing the music , ” van gelder recalled in his 2012 interview with myers .
in 2009 van gelder received an a . b spellman nea jazz masters award for jazz advocacy . the smithsonian’s jazz oral history program will be interviewing him in the coming months to take an extraordinarily in - depth account of rudy’s career , legacy , and future .
“all these projects are also part of iit architecture’s identity , ” adds gelder . “but in this case , we’re using a serif font instead . each element of this identity needs and receives its own identity . ” this is where main studio’s strength ultimately lies : in devising flexible structures that allow sufficient room to live , breathe , and grow with time .
erik van gelder was born with a love of nature encoded in his dna . his grandfather had a nursery and decorated gardens , and his father ran a horticultural company . in 1999 erik went to study garden and landscape design at the larenstein university of applied sciences .
“our trust has now grown over the years . i’ve visited wiel in chicago quite a few times for these iit projects , and he is regularly in amsterdam . the face - to - face interaction is important . ” the relationship grows and continues , and now the studio is working on a series of publications for mchap , the mies van der rohe crown hall america’s prize .
van gelder’s real legacy is not so much in his techniques as in the sheer volume of his output—in the huge number of influential sessions that came through his suburban new jersey doors , which provided an affordable alternative for the burgeoning independent labels outside of the big nyc studios .
in many ways rudy van gelder , the new jersey - based jazz recording engineer who died on 25 august aged 91 , was an anomaly . there aren ' t many veterans of the recording industry with a similarly impressive list of credits who would claim not to listen to the music because they ' re focusing on the sound of a session . marc myers w rites ,
he never developed much of a passion for the music , despite being an ear - witness to some of jazz greatest studio performances . rudy simply didn ' t have the time to become a pure fan given how much he had to get right with the studio ' s technology on his sessions . as rudy put it , he didn ' t have the luxury of listening for enjoyment .
architect of luxury | after finishing his studies , erik’s interest in outdoor design and garden aesthetics exploded . he gained relevant experience in national and international landscape architecture . as he was keen to leave his mark , he established his own design studio : vgdesign .
so it’s natural , now , to look for some trace of mr . van gelder in the brilliant recordings he made , either at his first home studio in hackensack , n . j . , or at his second , in nearby englewood cliffs . it’s natural , and it’s also maddening , because so much of what he did was intangible . you hear it , you feel it , but his signature was etched in invisible ink . what is it , exactly , that you’re listening for ? naturalism ? warmth ? the sound of a room ?
other producers and engineers , particularly from gelder ' s generation , rarely claim to put anything other than the music at the top of their priority list . whether he truly heard things differently or was simply being more honest than his peers , gelder ' s recording philosophy is refreshing .
the idea of listening to old tapes that i made , another chance to transfer them . . . this is my opportunity to present my version of how things should sound ,
van gelder said in a 2011 interview with blue note .
what a great job this is .
he also took an unusual route into the industry . an optometrist by trade and a notoriously reticent character , gelder famously twilighted on a home recording setup in his parents ' hackensack living room . as more and more artists of repute went to work with him , these sessions gradually took over his daytime until he was working full time for labels like blue note , prestige and vox records . whereas most practitioners would learn their craft through studio - based apprenticeships – watching their mentors operate tape machines , consoles and disc cutters and working as part of a sizeable in - house team – van gelder began his recording education in solitude , reading much of the domestic recording literature aimed at the amateur market .
finally , another sentimental offering . many of mr . hutcherson’s finest recordings were made with mr . van gelder behind the controls . “out to lunch , ” the 1964 album by the multireedist eric dolphy , is full of these moments . listen to how well the recording captures mr . hutcherson’s muted clangs and chiming overtones — along with the bleats , harrumphs and gargles of mr . dolphy’s bass clarinet , and the deep gravitas of richard davis’s bass . there’s a quintet on this track , but on some level you’d have to credit mr . van gelder as an essential member of the band .
“alfred liked the way i made things sound so he put me on his team and from then on i was working for him doing albums , ” van gelder recalled in a 2008 interview for the national endowment for the arts , which named him a jazz master , the nation’s highest jazz honor .
after lion retired in 1967 , the label’s new owners began turning to other recording engineers more frequently . in the 1970s , van gelder worked as the engineer for producer creed taylor’s commercially successful crossover jazz label , cti , recording such albums as trumpeter freddie hubbard’s red clay and saxophonist grover washington jr’s mister magic .
van gelder was notoriously secretive about his recording techniques . “i ' ll tell you this , ” he said to marc myers , “ i used neumann condenser mikes before anyone else did . i bought one of the first ones sold here . they were extremely sensitive and warm - sounding .
interestingly , he said that he never experimented with new equipment on blue note recording sessions . when he bought a new microphone or other equipment , he would test them on other sessions where the producers were less particular . van gelder embraced digital recording and believed the cause of poor digital sound was inadequate recording and mixing techniques .
the artists that van gelder is most famous for working with however , such as coleman hawkins , dizzy gillespie , charlie parker , art tatum , and miles davis amongst many others , are the pioneers of smaller jazz ensembles in contrast to the much larger ( and much better financed ) jazz “big bands” of that era .
“some musicians sounded more real on your recordings than they would in a club , ” the pianist and writer ben sidran ventured in 1985 in a rare interview with mr . van gelder , who seemed to agree . he replied , “a great photographer will really create his image , and not just capture a particular situation . ”
van gelder ' s early attraction to recording began as a child when he purchased a three dollar home recording device that was advertised on the back of a comic book and came with a turntable and blank recording discs . he became involved with amateur radio as a teenager which led to an interest in microphones and electronics . when asked about his interest in jazz , van gelder said “well , that started right from the very beginning , even when i was a kid . that was the music i loved . when i’d buy records , i’d ask the people who made the ones i liked most what kind of microphones they used . the microphones mattered . ”
evocatively called nowness , the first publication set the tone for the institute’s new focus under the guidance of arets . gelder went to chicago to speak with the dean and draw from the structure of the canonical building by mies van der rohe that houses the university ; he used its shape and arets’ theories to inform the editorial layout .
van gelder’s sound – self - effacingly warm , natural and crystal clear – displayed musicians to their best advantage while scrupulously observing the tonal perspective of the jazz ensemble . above all , he could capture that element in a player’s sound which conveyed his musical personality . his role in coltrane’s career , especially , was of incalculable importance from this point of view .
i have been dreading the day i would hear this news . but it’s true , rudy van gelder ( rvg ) has died at the age of 91 . he became legendary , but started out recording late - night sessions in his parents’ living room in the early 1950’s while attending optometry school by day . thank goodness he didn’t pursue an optometry career !
the beginnings of a master van gelder caught the recording bug at an early age . at seven he was already in the experimenting with sound using his first piece of equipment , a $ 2 . 98 “home recorder , ” to capture his friends’ voices , family’s poetry , and neighbors’ music . in 1931 that equipment was cutting edge . the home recording device used a tone arm and needle to press grooves into a blank plastic record . the sounds recorded on these blank disks could be played back and listened to using the same turntable on which they were recorded . however , van gelder quickly grew tired of the deficiencies of the recording equipment available , and ordered parts from radio equipment manufacturers to make his own recording gear .
the list of recordings upon which van gelder participated is simply staggering . he was engineer for the prestige recordings of miles davis ' s first great quintet featuring john coltrane , red garland , paul chambers and philly joe jones , as well as for numerous other prestige dates . in addition to the immense number and consistently excellent quality of releases by blue note , for impulse records he recorded john coltrane , including “a love supreme” , gil evans , oliver nelson and ray charles ( genius + soul = jazz ) ; and the list of companies recording at the studio for over five decades has also included verve , riverside , cti , grp , muse and the classical label , vox .
i would say they learned how to record jazz together ,
says south orange ' s t . s . monk , the son of the jazz legend and an esteemed jazz drummer in his own right .
he really , really got it right . you can list to a rudy van gelder from the 1950s that sounds like it was recorded today .
van gelder , a lifelong new jerseyan , recorded quintessential albums of the genre : john coltrane ' s
blue train
and
a love supreme ,
miles davis '
workin '
and
steamin ' ,
thelonious monk ' s
monk ,
art blakey & the jazz messengers '
moanin ' ,
and lee morgan ' s
the sidewinder .
i recall that npr personality susan stamberg once visited van gelder’s famous englewood cliffs new jersey studio , and immediately clapped her hands to get the studio’s base acoustic . you then heard a voice telling , or rather ordering , her to stop ! telling the imperious susan stamberg to stop ! i loved it ! rudy also made many people wonder where englewood cliffs , n . j . even was . there are pictures of it in the blue note book , with its pointed cathedral ceilings with wood specially sourced from a forest in oregon per rudy’s specifications . when it was being constructed , neighbors didn’t know what it was , many thinking it was a church . in a musical sense , it was . there’s also a picture of the home’s exterior on the interior spread of sonny rollins’ album sonny rollins on impulse , with sonny’s karman - ghia parked outside . you get a good sense of rvg’s great blue note sessions in the francis wolff photo book . wolff , co - founder of blue note and like alfred lion an emigré from hitler’s germany , took photos of all the recording sessions .
the title for the first mainstream american hit record in jazz belongs to dave brubeck’s take five , which emerged from this system . it was recorded in columbia’s 30th street recording studios 5 , 500 square foot church , with its 60 foot hight ceilings . featuring a mighty and memorable solo by joe morello , the sound quality here is astounding , and becomes even more so when compared to van gelder’s recordings from around the same time .
an established optometrist with an office in teaneck , van gelder had a sideline recording friends and local musicians in his parents ' house . ( his parents eventually added a separate entrance to their bedroom to avoid walking in on the recording sessions , he told the wall street journal in 2012 .
my parents and the neighbors never complained . only once my mother left me a note asking me to do a better job tidying up .
)
recording in a living room was miles away from recording in one of the few major studios at the time . pianist bill taylor said in an interview with current musicology that rudy “was the first engineer that i worked with who was that sensitive , and really just took time and cared about mike placement and all that sort of stuff . ” van gelder’s technical innovations are inextricably linked to his love for jazz . musicians appreciated this duality , and so did record producers .
the first comes from “blue train , ” the 1958 album by the saxophonist john coltrane . mr . van gelder’s more celebrated work with coltrane came later , with “a love supreme , ” on the impulse ! label . but what you hear on “moment’s notice , ” which was taped to two - track mono , shows how he could evoke a band’s sound in physical space . notice the transition between solos , especially from lee morgan’s swashbuckling trumpet to paul chambers’s bowed bass .
plus , it ' s nice to get away from the hassle of the big cities . a lot of people can be more creative and relaxed out in the middle of no where . it could have been the room as well . he had pitched ceilings , which most recordings studios don ' t have , so it might have created an interesting studio sound while they are playing . live but intimate is my guess .
it so happens that mr . van gelder died on wayne shorter’s 83rd birthday . that coincidence sent me immediately to my vinyl reissue of “speak no evil , ” which mr . shorter recorded in 1964 . ( it was released on blue note in 1966 . ) one thing i’ve always loved about the sound of this track is the way that herbie hancock’s piano ( silvery , crisp ) plays against elvin jones’s drums and cymbals ( earthy , dark ) , while perfectly supporting the horns .
a lot of the appeal was that it was a residence and totally devoted to music as art rather than to pop music and commercials which were the bread and butter of the major studios . this meant that the musicians didn ' t have to worry about what impression they ' d make on studio personnel , didn ' t have to worry about the musicians ' union and didn ' t have to worry about anybody using drugs .
i wrote a blog post a few years ago , comparing rudy to cartier - bresson and the joy they both brought to my life . with all the compression modern recordings get to stuff the music into mobile devices , rudy van gelder is to be treasured even more . his recordings show utmost respect for the timeless music he recorded , doing the artists proud . thank goodness rvg was so prolific over a six - decade career . we jazz lovers , we audiophiles , are truly grateful .
the best , most holistic , and organic identity systems are often the ones where a design team and a client have a long - standing relationship , allowing an initial concept to strengthen and become more immersive over time . for amsterdam’s main studio , an agency with consistently strong work for the architecture industry that we’ve championed on eye on design many times before , systems become even more powerful and effective when they have the chance to mature .
mr . van gelder was also the sonic mastermind behind cti records , creed taylor’s stylish crossover label . the sound of these albums was warm and luxurious , and while there are many tracks to choose from , my instinctual pick would be the title track of “red clay , ” the hit 1970 album by the trumpeter freddie hubbard . it has a jumping - out - of - your - speakers tenor saxophone solo by joe henderson , along with a neon - funky rhythm section : mr . hancock on electric piano , ron carter on electric bass , lenny white on drums .


it is a subsidiary of the go-ahead group and operates most buses under contract to transport for london .

the company is named after the london general omnibus company , the principal operator of buses in london between 1855 and 1933 .

london general

1909 london general otherwise known as london general omnibus co started building its own buses .
survey of london . originally published by london county council , london , 1977 .
on 25 march 2017 , london general commenced operating route 76 and route 259 passed to arriva london .
view larger map london general unit 2 , 5 mandela way , london se1 5ss ( mw ) . closed
london general will take over the operation of route 214 from 17 august 2019 .
on 4 april 2015 , london general took over the operation of route 432 .
east thames buses was the only government owned bus operator ( via transport for london ) of london buses . it was sold to london general in 2009 .
orlo miller , london 200 : an illustrated history . london : london chamber of commerce ; 1993 .
view larger map london general belvedere ( bv ) . former harris bus depot . annex to bexleyheath
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1859 the london general omnibus company was formed on 1 january to replace the anglo - french company .
london general is a bus company operating services in greater london . it is a subsidiary of the go - ahead group and operates most buses under contract to transport for london .
journey on the 493 ( se182 sn12auw ) alexander dennis enviro200 10 . 2m go ahead london general - youtube
window cleaners in the stockwell , clapham , brixton and general london area . we clean domestic and commercial properties
on 3 october 2009 transport for london sold east thames buses to the go - ahead group who incorporated it into its london general . [ 3 ]
1933 the lgoc , along with the rest of the underground group , became part of the new london passenger transport board . the name london general fell into disuse , and instead london transport became synonymous with the red london bus .
on 3 february 2018 , route 299 passed to sullivan buses and route w4 passed to arriva london . london general commenced operating route 153 at the same time .
* epic at545 ! * go - ahead london general ldp208 / sn51uax , plaxton pointer dart 10 . 2m , route 163
in october 2009 , go - ahead completed the purchase of east thames buses from transport for london and incorporated it into london general . although transport for london ' s normal practice is to put routes out for tender , london general began a new five - year contract for all east thames buses routes without going through the tendering process .
in 1923 . these premises were also acquired by general and operated by national .
on 29 july 2009 , transport for london announced that east thames buses would be sold to london general , part of go - ahead london . the sale of east thames buses was for around £5m , which includes all assets . london general begin a new five year contract for all east thames buses routes . the sale was completed on 3 october 2009 .
1980s in the privatisation of london bus services in the 1980s , london transport created a series of shadow bus operating companies with names of geographic or historic significance ; one of these was christened london general in honour of the lgoc .
1996 the new london general was initially privatised by management buy - out , and acquired by the go - ahead group in 1996 .
* epic at545 ! * go - ahead london general ldp208 / sn51uax , plaxton pointer dart 10 . 2m , route 163 - youtube
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croydon general hospital , april 2004 . image © brian simmons , used by permission .
on 2 july 2016 , london general commenced operating route 57 and route 77 was transferred from this garage to stockwell ( sw ) garage .
on 3 december 2016 , london general commenced operating route 152 and route 118 was transferred from this garage to croydon ( c ) garage .
go ahead london is a trading name of london general transport services ltd with registered number 02328489 and registered office 3rd floor , 41 - 51 grey street , newcastle upon tyne , ne1 6ee .
building work on the old general hospital site , february 2016 . photo : author’s own .
“conspiracy claim over general hospital closure” , croydon advertiser , 6 july 1990 , page 14 .
london bus route 485 [ mon - sat ] - hammersmith - barnes pond - barnes common - putney common - putney church - wandsworth . ( 5 miles ) operated by go ahead london : london general garage : putney af to view the current timetable click here
advertisement for croydon general hospital in warren’s 1869 directory , reproduced courtesy of the museum of croydon .
under first capital , the garage took on a number of new routes until in 2012 , firstgroup sold off their london operations and northumberland park was bought by the go ahead group under their london general subsidiary .
london bus route 39 - clapham junction - wandsworth - southfields - putney heath - putney bridge . ( 5 miles ) operated by go ahead london : london general garage : waterside way pl past timetables : nov 1987 , sep 2002 to view the current timetable click here
even though belvedere was a london general garage it operated as a satellite of london central ' s bexleyheath garage . all of belvedere ' s engineering and fleet and staff management was done at or organised by bexleyheath .
voters have gone to the polls in sutton and cheam to cast their ballots in the general election .
viewed as a set of photocopied clippings in the general hospital clippings file at the museum of croydon .
even though belvedere is a london general garage it now operates as a satellite of london central ' s bexleyheath garage . all of belvedere ' s engineering and fleet and staff management is done at or organised by bexleyheath .
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in march 2012 , first london ' s northumberland park garage was purchased . on 1 april 2014 , the london operations of metrobus depots in croydon and orpington were integrated into london general . on 25 april 2014 , the vehicle and operator services agency formally increased london general ' s licence to accommodate the metrobus buses . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] however , as at september 2014 , the buses continued to carry metrobus branding .
the london general omnibus co or lgoc played a significant part in the history of transport of london . it was the principal bus operator in london between 1855 and 1933 . it was also , for a short period between 1909 and 1912 , a motor bus manufacturer . [ 1 ] .
in march 2012 , first london ' s northumberland park garage was purchased . on 1 april 2014 , the london operations of metrobus depots in croydon and orpington were integrated into london general . on 25 april 2014 , the vehicle and operator services agency formally increased london general ' s licence to accommodate the metrobus buses . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] however , as at september 2014 , the buses continued to carry metrobus branding . [ 6 ]
inspections , annual service , general guidance and support for niggles , upgrades . . . the lot really .
“the royal alfred wing of the croydon general hospital” , croydon advertiser , 18 october 1884 , page 3 .
in march 2012 , firstgroup sold northumberland park garage , together with its route contracts , vehicles and staff to the go - ahead group with it becoming part of london general .
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croydon chronicle 4 october 1873 . further information about alfred carpenter can be found on the general practitioner memorials website .
arriva london’s managing director bob scowen explained that bringing transport for london work under the control of arriva london made good business sense , because of the experience it had acquired in carrying out such work .
the london general practice operates a 24hr service visiting you at home , hotel or your work premises , any time day or night , weekdays , weekends , 365 days a year .
lte tram 395 outside croydon general hospital , 18 march 1951 . image © john h meredith , used by permission .
the tallest building in london is the one london place , which currently stands as the tallest office tower in ontario , outside of toronto .
^ john h . lutman , the historic heart of london ( corporation of the city of london , 1977 ) , p . 6 .
as at may 2015 , london general had a peak vehicle requirement of 1 , 147 buses . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ]
by 1922 , the borough’s tuberculosis officer was sending patients to croydon general hospital for x - rays to aid in diagnosis .
1912 the underground electric railways co , which at that time owned most of the london underground , bought the lgoc . after this , the bus manufacturing elements of the lgoc were split out to create aec , whilst the bus operating elements continued to use the name london general .
merton was for many years the largest of the london general ' s garages , and continued to boast high allocations in the early days of london transport , including 222 stl - class aec regents in 1935 , and all of the first 181 d - class utility daimlers in 1950 .
almost entirely vacant since the 2004 demolition of the hospital buildings , the old general hospital site on the east side of london road is finally being brought back into use with the construction of a new school .
and in 1924 plans were announced for a new pathology laboratory as a collaboration between the borough fever hospital and croydon general . this would be situated at croydon general , but staffed with a pathologist salaried by the borough , and would perform laboratory work for both bodies .
on 13 october 2012 , route 42 was transferred to this garage from sister go - ahead london company london central ' s camberwell ( q ) garage .
the collection at london transport museum comprises more than 450 , 000 objects which cover all aspects of public transport in london from 1800 to the present day .
croydon general hospital , c . 1905 . photographer unknown ; image scanned from a postcard in the author’s possession , postmarked 14 july 1905 .
wright gemini 3 mark ii bodied volvo b5lh euro 6 . route 405 ( west croydon - redhill ( sussex ) bf65wkg whv77 operated by go ahead metrobus ( london general from croydon ( c ) 30 / 12 / 15
leaflet ; the lrt corporate identity , issued by london regional transpo . . .
the ontario institute of audio recording technology ( oiart ) is also in london .
the writers resource center is the home of the canadian poetry association london chapter .
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the london general practice provides a global healthcare concierge service to clients . based on the prestigious harley street of london , and with a network covering new york , los angeles , hong kong and dubai , the practice provides a doctor led health concierge service to high net - worth individuals and corporate organisations .
most of the routes once operated by mandela way - west were reallocated to london central ' s & london general ' s other garages . the only exception was route 393 which has put back out to tender shortly after east thames buses took over the running of route 201 and moved to mandela way .
on 30 september 2017 , london general commenced operating route 131 . route 155 and the merton ( al ) allocations for routes 93 and route n155 were transferred from this garage to stockwell ( sw ) garage at the same time .
admission ticket for the opening of croydon general hospital on london road , 27 september 1873 , from the pamphlets collection at the museum of croydon ( no 116 , pamphlet box 2 , fs70 col ) . photo : author’s own .
on 17 march 2018 , routes 161 , 181 and 284 passed to stagecoach london .
on 1 april 2017 , arriva london commenced operating routes 19 , 249 and n19 .
cap badge ; london transport railway railmen roundel type , as issued to . . .
cap badge ; information cap badge , as issued to london transport railwa . . .
leaflet ; london transport novelty recruitment card in the shape of a r . . .
production ; london transport cine - gazette no 15 - looking at transport . . .
tram stop flag ; london passenger transport board , tombstone style , req . . .
london , ontario is home to the london muslim mosque , the second mosque to be built in canada and the first to be built in ontario . [ citation needed ]
london is home to over 100 heritage properties , registered at all levels of government . [ 7 ] a variety of architectural styles can be found in london , including :
london rib - fest , currently the second largest rib - fest in north america .
you can read the evening standard’s list of candidates for all the london constituencies here .
most of the routes once operated by mandela way - west ( ma ) are now scattered around london general ' s & london central ' s other garages . the only exception is the 393 which has put back out to tender shortly after east thames buses took over the running of the 201 and move to mandela way .
around 1913 , the london general omnibus company introduced a series of letter codes to identify the garage to which the vehicle belonged . initially , a single letter code was used , but as expansion took place two - letter codes were introduced .
east thames buses was the trading name of london buses limited , an arms length subsidiary of transport for london . in 2009 it was sold to the go - ahead group .
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short journey on go - ahead london general ldp208 / sn51uax on route 163 between ashridge way and wimbledon chase station on 15 / 08 / 2015 . basic info : body : plaxton pointer chassis : dennis dart slf 10 . 2m engine : cummins isbe4 euro 3 gearbox / transmission : allison at545 operator : go - ahead london general fleetcode : ldp208 registration : sn51uax garage : merton ( al ) route : 163 ( morden station - wimbledon station ) start : ashridge way end : wimbedon chase station
cap badge ; roundel type cap badge , as issued to london transport railw . . .
poster ; london transport at londons service , by misha black and john b . . .
map ; pocket underground map no . 1 , issued by london transport executiv . . .
production ; london transport cine - gazette no 11 - school for service , . . .
originally ilford corporation tram depot , trolleybus from 1938 . subsequently acquired by london borough of redbridge
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the boarded - up croydon general hospital , c . 1997 . cropped and sharpened from an image © brian mortimer , used under creative commons cc - by .
balint general practice seminars held at university college and st pancras hospitals , led by balint , 1966 - 70 . reference : gc / 216 oral history of general practice , 1935 - 52 tapes and transcripts interviews with the following london gps : geoffrey hirst , john swan , michael liebson , kathleen norton , anthony ryle , eric grogono , 1993 - 4 . see also under specific areas . reference : gp / 29
london ' s municipal government is divided among fourteen councillors ( one representing each of london ' s fourteen wards ) and a board of control , consisting of four controllers and the mayor . london ' s current mayor is anne marie decicco - best , re - elected in 2006 .
this bus was serving route 493 to tooting , st . george ' s hospital route 493 : richmond , manor circus - tooting , st . george ' s hospital operated by go ahead london general garage waterside way ( pl ) wednesday , june 10 , 2015
in march 2012 , firstgroup sold northumberland park garage , together with its route contracts , vehicles and staff to the go - ahead group with it becoming part of london general . [ 7 ] on the 13 october 2017 , route 257 was transferred to stagecoach london ( east london ) on 2nd june 2018 , route 491 was transferred to metroline . on 9th june 2018 , route 231 was transferred to metroline and route 327 was transferred to sullivan buses .
eldon house - the former residence of the prominent harris family and oldest surviving such building in london . the entire property was donated to the city of london in 1959 , now heritage site .
this guide highlights primary source material about the metropolis of london from the archives and manuscripts collection .
the modern - day london general [ 1 ] commenced operating on 1 april 1989 when london buses was divided into 11 separate business units . its original logo being an omnibus in reflection of the name ' s history . in 1994 the company was sold in a management buyout , before being sold to the go - ahead group in may 1996 . [ 2 ]
for many years , london has been deemed a
test market
for canada . international companies have used london to introduce their products and companies into canada . they use london because it is considered an average canadian city , in that respect similar to winnipeg , manitoba . [ citation needed ]
the royal alfred wing of croydon general hospital shortly after its construction . drawing taken from “old & new croydon illustrated” , a supplement published in may 1894 by the croydon advertiser .
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in london six constituencies have switched allegiance and everyone is awaiting kensington , which is currently being recounted .
london ' s diverse cultural offering boosts its tourism industry . the city is home to many festivals throughout the summer including the london international children ' s festival , the home county folk festival , the taste of london festival , london ribfest which is the second largest rib festival in north america , [ 13 ] pride london festival one of the biggest pride festivals in ontario , [ 14 ] and sunfest , a world music and culture festival — the second biggest in canada after caribana in toronto . [ 15 ]
currently , london does not have any commuter rail stations set up along these lines . because there is only one rail station in london ' s metropolitan area , local travel is not possible along these lines .
special city of london initiatives in old east london , such as the creation of the old east heritage conservation district under part v of the ontario heritage act , special building code policies and facade restoration programs , are helping to create a renewed sense of vigour in the east london business district . [ citation needed ]
the london general practice is registered with the care quality commission and is a member of the independent doctors forum ( idf ) . as such , the practice welcomes feedback ( positive or negative ) and adheres to a strict complaints procedure , details of which are available in the reception area .
in march 2012 , firstgroup sold northumberland park garage , together with its route contracts , vehicles and staff to the go - ahead group with it becoming part of london general . [ 13 ] on 28 march 2015 , half of route 19 ' s allocation was moved to this garage .
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joseph bransgrove , george juett and john juson were charged with stealing a sack value at 2s . ( 10p ) and sixteen bushels of oats , value £2 . 6s . ( £2 . 30p . ) the property of the london general omnibus company , from a barge on 9th may 1859 .
musically , london is home to orchestra london , the london youth symphony , the amabile choirs of london , canada and also the guy lombardo museum . there are several museums and theatrical facilities including museum london , which is located at the forks of the thames . museum london exhibits art by a wide variety of local , regional and national artists including paul peel and greg curnoe . london is also home to the museum of ontario archaeology , owned by the university of western ontario ( uwo ) , with a reconstructed neutral nation village , the mcintosh gallery which is an art gallery on the uwo campus and the grand theatre which is a professional theatre with a secondary stage named the mcmanus studio . other places and events of artistic and cultural interest include :
arriva london’s knowledge of operating exclusively transport for london ( tfl ) contracts is the catalyst for change to realign all tfl work under one management team and bring a consistent standard of service delivery . arriva’s ‘red bus’ operations at watford , dartford , grays and heathrow are now moving across to be part of an enlarged arriva london .
london is currently home to the london knights of the ontario hockey league , who play at the john labatt centre , the host arena of the 2005 memorial cup . the knights were both 2004 - 2005 ohl and memorial cup champions . they are by far the most popular sports team in the city . during the summer months , the london majors of the intercounty baseball league play at historic labatt park . other sports teams from london include :
jade boulter has been appointed general manager of holiday inn sutton hotel . a young and ambitious hotelier , boulter will lead the 78 - strong team at the 119 - bed sutton hotel , welcoming guests from across the region and further afield as they travel to and through the southern counties and greater london .
plate 2 : extract from john rocque ' s plan of the cities of london & westminster . . . 1746
following on from ash grove ' s role , mandela way serviced the east thames buses fleet . in the last few months of east thames operation , route 1 moved next door to mandela way - east ( mw ) ( the original london general depot ) but were still maintained by the east thames engineers .
in 1993 , london annexed nearly the entire town of westminster , a large , primarily rural municipality directly south of the city , including the town of lambeth , middlesex county , ontario . with this massive annexation , london almost doubled in area again , adding several thousand more residents . london now stretches south to the boundary with elgin county .
following on from ash grove ' s role , mandela way serviced the east thames buses fleet . in the last few months of east thames operation , the route 1 had moved next door to mw , mandela way - east ( the original london general depot ) but were still maintained by the east thames engineers .
peter batty , commercial director welcomed the new garages into the london and said , ‘the four new sites operate more than 20 tfl route contracts and represent over 10 % of arriva’s london tfl operation and we hope that through our shared expertise these sites can be a platform for growth in areas of london where passenger transport demand is forecast to increase” .
in 1968 , while performing in london , johnny cash proposed on stage to june carter cash . [ citation needed ]
thanks to lots ' s london bus magazine 116 for these details , where pictures of the garages may be found .
ludwig freyberger ( died 1934 ) postmortem reports for london coroners’ courts , 1907 - 13 . reference : gc / 140
the lgoc were formed in 1855 and remained in being until 1912 when it was taken over by the underground group who owned most of the london underground by this time . we do not know how many police the lgoc employed , probably rather few , but they too would have become part of the underground group police until , in turn , they were absorbed into the london passenger transport board in 1933 . so do the london general omnibus company police qualify as a constituent force – are they part of the btp family ? yes , i rather think they are .
this opened in september 2014 in temporary portacabins on the eastern side of the general hospital site , with entrance via lennard road . meanwhile , construction of a permanent school began on the rest of the site .
. london transport continued the general ' s practice of giving their garages letter codes , and under this scheme ware ( park road ) became we , and the old national garage became wr . after closure the code wr was transferred to windsor , to replace its unfortunate wc code signifying windsor castle ( or ' coach ' ) .
the designation of garages by letter codes was originated by the london general omnibus company from 1912 . at first the codes were not carried by the vehicles , but from 1934 the london passenger transport board formalised and extended the codes and they were applied across the red , green and greenline fleets . some codes were obvious , but others were made obscure by clashes with central area codes . i hope that the list of links will be extended in future .
on 27 august 2016 , route 355 was transferred to this garage from london central ' s camberwell ( q ) garage .
on 23 january 2016 , route b14 was transferred from this garage to london central ' s bexleyheath ( bx ) garage .
on 22 january 2011 , route 244 was transferred to this garage from london central ' s bexleyheath ( bx ) garage .
on 13 september 2014 , route 42 was transferred from this garage to london central ' s camberwell ( q ) garage .
london elementary and secondary schools are under the control of four school boards : the thames valley district school board , the london district catholic school board and the french first language school boards , le conseil scolaire de district du centre - sud - ouest and le conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du sud - ouest . see list of schools in london , ontario .
london regional children ' s museum , a special place for children and their grown - ups to play and learn together .
this coding system continued in use through the london transport era and some of the privatised portions still use these codes today .
other societies based in london but national rather than local in their membership are represented : for example , the national vaccine establishment , the odontological society , the physiological society , the various royal colleges and the royal society of london for details see catalogues ( one item relating to the physical fabric of the royal college of surgeons has been included , under central london ) .
route 180 - belvedere , industrial area - abbey wood - plumstead - woolwich - greenwich - lewisham , shopping centre . ( 11 miles ) operated by go ahead london : london central garage : morden wharf mg to view the current timetable click here
patient charges taken from an article on page 273 of the 4 september 1869 british medical journal describing the second annual meeting of the croydon general hospital committee ( viewed online via the us national library of medicine ) .
go - ahead london operates over 190 day , night and school routes in london . if you wish to see the arrival time of your next bus , please select the relevant route and location below . only show buses that stop at these locations :
in 1948 , however , croydon general finally became a publically - funded body , as it joined the nhs “under the control of the croydon group hospital management committee , part of the south west metropolitan regional health board” .
was the first garage to be opened under the collaborative agreement between east surrey traction company and the london general omnibus company which was signed on 7th july 1921 . the terms of the agreement provided ' all the motor omnibuses required ' together with all the ' garages sheds and equipment ' required to keep the services operated on behalf of the lgoc within the london country area . east surrey paid a proportion of the fares income on a monthly basis , and leased the garages .
see my article on 60–62 london road for a few more details on what happened to the land immediately after richard sterry’s death .
it should be remembered that croydon general hospital was independent of the county borough of croydon . indeed , it came under some criticism from the latter’s medical officer of health , who stated in his report for the year 1908 that :
“croydon general hospital” , croydon times : 6 january 1945 , page 3 ; 27 january 1945 , page 3 ; 24 february 1945 , back page ; 21 april 1945 , page 3 ; and 11 august 1945 , page 3 .
sutton garage operates london bus routes 80 , 151 , 154 , 24 - hour routes 93 and 213 , and night route n155 .
on 1 september 2014 , routes 624 and 658 were transferred from this garage to london central ' s camberwell ( q ) garage .
london is also an important destination for inter - city bus travellers . the greyhound canada express services to and from toronto are heavily travelled , and connecting services radiate from london throughout southwestern ontario and through to the american cities of detroit , michigan and chicago , illinois .
patients developing the features of cows , after inoculation by edward jenner . coloured etching by james gillray . credit : wellcome library , london
general assembly is a pioneer in education and career transformation , specializing in today’s most in - demand skills . the leading source for training , staffing , and career transitions , we foster a flourishing community of professionals pursuing careers they love .
watford has been successful in its bid to retain one of its most important services . route 340 , which operates from edgware to harrow , is renewed on a five - year contract until september 2021 . general manager mary lowrey said :
boulter’s first role as general manager is to oversee and direct the refurbishment of the hotel which will see a major investment to deliver the best possible product to hotel guests and visitors . the refurbishment is scheduled to commence later this year .
making headlines in the 1970s serial killer russell johnson operated in london , ontario , and southwestern ontario often scaling high - rise apartment buildings to reach his victims . he was caught and jailed in 1978 . london hasn ' t seen the likes of those crimes since then .
london is the seat of middlesex county , at the forks of the non - navigable thames river , approximately halfway between toronto , ontario and detroit , michigan . london and the surrounding area ( roughly , the territory between kitchener - waterloo and windsor ) is collectively known as southwestern ontario . the city of london is a single - tier municipality , politically separate from middlesex county though it remains the official county seat .
in 1814 , there was a skirmish during the war of 1812 in what is now southwest london at reservoir hill , formerly hungerford hill .
sir john carling , the noted brewer and tory mp for london , in an address . . . in 1901 , gave three turning - points to explain the rise of london ; the location of the district court and administration in london in 1826 ; the stationing of the imperial military garrison there in 1838 ; and the arrival of the railway in 1853 . his analysis is quite correct .
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the company moved its offices to an address in merton , adjacent to the merton bus garage . in august 2008 , go - ahead ' s london bus operations all adopted the go - ahead london trading name , although the individual company names are still applied beneath the logo .
the area around the general hospital site has been associated with the name of oakfield since at least 1543 , when the archbishop of canterbury’s manor of croydon terrier listed one “thomas heryngeman in okefielde northe” as tenant of an area covering half an acre .
london is the home to two post - secondary institutions : the university of western ontario ( uwo ) and fanshawe college , a community college .
today was a perfect day to test out the quality of my new camera , which has grown on me , my other was destroyed by my younger brother , but i picked this one up for the same price , so it seems as if this was a blessing in disguise . so the day ' s visit was london general ' s northumberland park , which is pretty much in the middle of scenic nowhere ! just kidding , there is a railway station that provides very infrequent rail services to london liverpool street and a few fields .
london was first settled by europeans in 1826 and was incorporated as a city on july 1 , 1855 . since then , london has grown into the largest southwestern ontario municipality and the city has developed a strong focus towards education , health care , tourism , manufacturing , economic leadership and prosperity .
like most cities of its size or larger , london has several taxi and for - hire limousine services and the london transit commission has 38 bus routes throughout the city . london is believed to be the only jurisdiction in north america where executive - class , sedan limousines can accept street - flags and wait for walk - on customers outside bars and restaurants , [ citation needed ] a popular by - product of the city ' s controversial and on - going taxi wars . recently , london has constructed cycleways along some of its major arteries in order to encourage a reduction in automobile use .
waterside way , wimbledon garage operates london bus routes 39 , 493 and g1 . this depot also acts as a storage for the training bus fleet .
lost property is held at our bus garages for about 1 week , after which it is passed to transport for london ' s lost property office .
we are available for end of tenancy window cleaning , commercial window cleaning and domestic window cleaning in the clapham , streatham , battersea sw london area .
the current location of london was selected as the site of the future capital of upper canada in 1793 by lieutenant - governor john graves simcoe . simcoe named the settlement after london , england and renamed the river . however , this choice of a capital site in the midst of extensive hardwood forests was initially rejected by guy carleton , ( governor dorchester ) , with the comment that
access to london would be limited to hot - air balloons
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“we’ve just finished a major recruitment campaign as we needed around 75 drivers for routes 229 and 469” said dartford’s general manager , graham wykes . “we have recruited locally and through an agency , which took on drivers from eastern europe and they have settled in very well” .
rachel does seem to have spent at least some time living at oakfield place after her husband’s death , though also retaining her london house at adelphi terrace .
by early 1984 , this plan had been put into action , as 73 geriatric patients were transferred from waddon hospital , which itself was to close for good . this made up less than half the capacity of croydon general , which now had three wards sitting completely empty .
was one of two garages taken over from maidstone & district following the formation of the london passenger transport board . originally the premises were the the dover road tram sheds . a new garage was built by london transport in 1937 , and was notable by being only the second to be provided with full canteen facilities .
london general retained route 74 from putney ( af ) with new b5lh - gemini 3 buses last year . the service is mostly eh and whv , allocations relatively flexible between routes 14 , 74 and 430 . eh92 and whv136 display this at putney exchange bus stop , which is decorated in promotion of the green bus zone that putney high street - said to be one of the most polluted high streets in europe - has become .
croydon garage operates london bus routes 127 , 202 , 293 , 355 , 359 , 405 , 434 , 455 , x26 and 24 - hour route 119 .
london annexed many of the surrounding communities in 1961 , including byron and masonville , adding 60 , 000 people and more than doubling its area . after this amalgamation , suburban growth accelerated as london grew outward in all directions , creating expansive new subdivisions such as westmount , oakridge , whitehills , pond mills and white oaks .
london is on the canadian national railway main line between toronto and chicago ( with a secondary main line to windsor ) and the canadian pacific railway main line between toronto and detroit . via rail operates regional passenger service through london station as part of the quebec city - windsor corridor , with connections to the united states .
l . d . distefano and n . z . tausky , victorian architecture in london and southwestern ontario , symbols of aspiration . university of toronto press ; 1986
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on 2 december 2017 , the garage was announced closed and route 244 was transferred from this garage to london central ' s bexleyheath ( bx ) garage . route 180 and the belvedere ( bv ) allocation for route n1 was transferred from this garage to london central ' s morden wharf ( mg ) garage at the same time .
frederick h . armstrong and john h . lutman , the forest city : an illustrated history of london , canada . burlington , ontario : windsor publications ; 1986 .
if you do not receive a satisfactory response or resolution to your comments , you should contact london travewatch . please note ltw do not deal with lost property enquiries .
croydon voluntary action resource centre and the simultaneously - constructed neighbouring housing , may 2016 . 78 london road is just visible to the right . photo : author’s own .
tfl announces sale of east thames buses
. transport for london . 2009 - 07 - 29 . archived from the original on 2009 - 11 - 05 .
go - ahead london general ( ws77 , sk17 hfw , wimbledon / plough lane - waterside way ( pl ) - based ) at clapham junction station , grant road , clapham junction , london . body no ap279 , delivered new 14 / 04 / 2017 . apologies for the mark on the left hand side of the photo , caused by a clump of sensor dust that got into one of the filters in my camera lens . originally ordered for route 455 purley / old lodge lane - wallington , but the order was diverted to plough lane ( pl ) for the 39 due to the ulez in putney high street .
1908 the lgoc bought the road car co , the vanguard co [ 4 ] , and all its other main rivals , thereby gaining an almost total monopoly in london .
london ' s downtown mall , the galleria , since 2000 has suffered after the collapse of eaton ' s and the hudson ' s bay company moving out of the mall . currently the large spaces which were left empty by the departure of eaton ' s and the bay have been replaced by london ' s central library which now resides in that space . other sections of the galleria have also lost businesses and have been replaced by information centres for london ' s major post - secondary education schools , fanshawe college and the university of western ontario . some have accused london ' s extensive suburban malls and suburban expansion for causing business to be moving to the suburbs instead of remaining downtown .
belvedere was purchased by harris bus in 1998 to house its operations that moved from crayford . harris bus went into receivership in 2000 , and its routes and garage were taken over by london buses under the guise of east thames buses . east thames buses remained a subsidiary of london buses , taking over routes from defunct operators such as london easylink ' s 42 and 185 when this went broke in 2002 . following the move to mandela way the engineering is now done there , however limited engineering facilities exist at belvedere .
belvedere was purchased by harris bus in 1998 to house its operations that moved from crayford . harris bus went into receivership in 2000 , and its routes and garage were taken over by london buses under the guise of east thames buses . east thames buses remained a subsidiary of london buses , taking over routes from defunct operators such as london easylink ' s 42 and 185 when this company ceased operating in 2002 . following the move to mandela way the engineering is now done there , however limited engineering facilities exist at belvedere .
london werewolves ( 1999 - 2002 ; moved to canton , ohio as the coyotes ) of the frontier league , who played at labatt park and were league champions in 1999 .
i am informed by london country management services limited that the garage site is now a row of luxury houses . thank goodness it isn ' t a row of crummy houses !
however , i would make it clear that it is not my intention to cover codes introduced after the break - up of london transport into smaller units in connection with privatisation .
comparatively speaking , london manages its street crime well , though marijuana can be easily found , though still illegal , as well as ecstasy . london has witnessed an increase in crack cocaine consumption and crystal meth use is also on the rise . [ 6 ] pharmaceutical drugs , such as morphine , oxycodone and other opiates are increasing in use . [ citation needed ] london ' s illegal drug problems are of long standing ; it was nicknamed
speed city
in the 1970s [ citation needed ] due to widespread use of amphetamines .
until the creation of the national health service , croydon general hospital was entirely privately - funded ; indeed , the façade of the abovementioned 1920s outpatient department bore the prominent legend “supported by voluntary contributions” . as well as fees paid by patients , money came from donations , endowments , subscriptions , and fundraising events .
merton garage operates london bus routes 44 , 131 , 152 , 163 , 164 , 200 , 219 , 270 , 280 , 24 - hour route 57 and school route 655 .
the 1993 annexation made london one of the largest urban municipalities in ontario . intense commercial / residential development is presently occurring in the southwest and northwest areas of the city . opponents of this development cite urban sprawl , destruction of rare carolinian zone forest and farm lands , replacement of distinctive regions by generic malls , and standard transportation and pollution concerns as major issues facing london . the city of london is currently the tenth - largest city in canada , tenth - largest census metropolitan area in canada , and the fourth - largest city in ontario .
london tigers ( 1989 - 1993 ; moved to trenton , new jersey ) of the aa eastern league , who played at labatt park and were league champions in 1989 - 1990 .
the forest city velodrome , located at the former london ice house , is the only indoor cycling facility in ontario and the third built in north america . it opened in 2005 .
greg stott , “safeguarding ‘the frog pond’ : london west and the resistance to municipal amalgamation , 1883 - 1897 . ” urban history review 2000 29 ( 1 ) : 53 - 63 .
date of demolition start is taken from “bulldozers move in on hospital” , croydon advertiser , 11 june 2004 , page 19 . information on salvage is taken from “work begins on demolishing old general hospital” , croydon advertiser , 9 july 2004 , page 2 ; the latter article also describes the demolition as a “five - month project” .
putney garage operates london bus routes 22 , 74 , 337 , 424 , 430 , 485 , 24 - hour route 14 , night routes n22 , n74 and school routes 639 and 670 .
1855 the compagnie generale des omnibus de londres , an anglo - french enterprise , was founded to amalgamate and regulate the many independent horse - drawn omnibus services then operating in london . [ 2 ]
a consultation document published by croydon health authority shortly after the abovementioned meeting made it clear that “action [ . . . had . . . ] already started” on moves including “running down croydon general itself” . despite a 5 , 000 - signature petition asking for the hospital to remain open , the last in - patient left in september of that year .
paupers would be treated in the workhouse infirmary , which had moved to queen’s road along with the workhouse itself , while better - off people would be able to pay for private treatment . the new croydon general hospital thus aimed to cater for those in the middle — too poor to pay doctors’ fees , but too well - off to be considered destitute .
london ' s public transit system is also lacking when compared to other canadian cities similar to its size and area . the lack of bus routes and buses significantly hinders the public ' s ability to travel within the city if they do not possess their own vehicle or the finances to use a taxi . the london transit commission has been improving bus service over the years , but not enough to cope with the city ' s growing number of riders . bus service is currently the only mode of public transit currently available to the public in london , unlike ground light rail or rapid transit networks used in other canadian cities .
the garage has become go - ahead london ' s head office , following the sale of raleigh house , mitcham and the acquisition of the former pub ( king ' s head , merton ) next door .
in october 2009 , east thames buses was sold to go - ahead london . as a result of the purchase by go - ahead some route and allocation movements have taken or are due to take place .
we know of course , that a number of canal police forces subsequently became part of btp either through merger or when btc , as it then was , took on policing the british waterways canal network when the force came into being in 1949 . but what is not clear from the trial report is who owned ( and policed ) the particular canal where the offences took place in 1859 . but in this case , the complainant , the london general omnibus company , had their own police and it was the superintendent – john trevitt , who gave evidence at the trial .