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Chelsea's 1970 FA Cup party saw Slaidburn Street painted blue... But 47 years on there's no bunting anymore and a house costs £2.1m

Changing places, changing faces, changing times. Some 47 years on from Chelsea's first FA Cup triumph and this iconic snapshot of their past, Sportsmail revisited Slaidburn Street to recreate the image in the present ahead of Saturday's final against Arsenal.

But just as the club has enjoyed a transformation so has the street.

It was described by social reformer Charles Booth in 1899 as 'one of the worst streets in London — drunken, rowdy, constant trouble to police: many broken patched windows, open doors, drink-sodden women at windows'.

Slaidburn Street before Chelsea faced Leeds in the 1970 FA Cup final decked out in blue
Slaidburn Street before Chelsea faced Leeds in the 1970 FA Cup final decked out in blue
The same street today, 47 years later, ahead of their latest FA Cup final against Arsenal
The same street today, 47 years later, ahead of their latest FA Cup final against Arsenal

It would go on to be the prime hub of Chelsea's supporter base, with bunting draped between the houses and club flags flying from the windows before that 1970 Cup final against Leeds.