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The London Monopoly Board

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Ah, memories of school holidays past. That's when the Monopoly board would come out and fill afternoons buying and selling properties with funny names based on an unimaginably posh city faraway. At least that is what it was in my mind.

In Australia we traditionally play the UK version of Monopoly with dollars instead of pounds. On coming to London for the first time, we just had to seek out these places that formed a memorable part of our childhoods. In Monopoly get-up, of course!

Come with us as we journey around London visiting the properties found on the original British board.

Old Kent Road, London
Purple/Maroon Square: Old Kent Road
American version: Mediterranean Avenue
Whitechapel Road, London
Purple/Maroon Square: Whitechapel Road
American version: Baltic Avenue
The Angel Islington, London
Light Blue Square: The Angel Islington
American version: Oriental Avenue
Euston Road, London
Light Blue Square: Euston Road
American version: Vermont Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Pentonville Road, London
Light Blue Square: Pentonville Road
American version: Connecticut Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Pall Mall, London
Maroon/Pink Square: Pall Mall
American version: St. Charles Place
British Version Monopoly, Whitehall, London
Maroon/Pink Square: Whitehall
American version: States Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Northumberland Avenue, London
Maroon/Pink Square: Northumberland Avenue
American version: Virginia Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Bow Street, London
Orange Square: Bow Street
American version: St. James Place
British Version Monopoly, Marlborough Street, London
Orange Square: Marlborough Street
American version: Tennessee Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Vine Street, London
Orange Square: Vine Street
American version: New York Avenue
Why Vine Street was included on the Monopoly board is anyone's guess. In reality it's a dead-end that serves as a goods delivery entrance for a hotel. It wasn't the cheapest of the properties either. But we could smell cookies – that's gotta add to property value!
British Version Monopoly, The Strand, London
Red Square: The Strand
American version: Kentucky Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Fleet Street, London
Red Square: Fleet Street
American version: Indiana Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Trafalgar Square, London
Red Square: Trafalgar Square
American version: Illinois Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Leicester Square, London
Yellow Square: Leicester Square
American version: Atlantic Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Coventry Street, London
Yellow Square: Coventry Street
American version: Ventnor Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Piccadilly, London
Yellow Square: Piccadilly
American version: Marvin Gardens
British Version Monopoly, Regent Street, London
Green Square: Regent Street
American version: Pacific Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Oxford Street, London
Green Square: Oxford Street
American version: North Carolina Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Bond Street, London
Green Square: Bond Street
American version: Pennsylvania Avenue
British Version Monopoly, Park Lane, London
Now onto the prime positions on the board!
Dark Blue Square: Park Lane
American version: Park Place
British Version Monopoly, Mayfair, London
Dark Blue Square: Mayfair
American version: Boardwalk
British Version Monopoly, King's Cross Station, London
And the stations!
White Square: King's Cross Station
American version: Reading Railroad
British Version Monopoly, Marylebone Station, London
White Square: Marylebone Station
American version: Pennsylvania Railroad
British Version Monopoly, Fenchurch Street Station, London
White Square: Fenchurch Street Station
American version: B. & O. Railroad
British Version Monopoly, Liverpool Street Station, London
White Square: Liverpool Street Station
American version: Short Line
British Version Monopoly, Jail, London
Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200.
Where “jail” is might not be specified on the board, but we couldn't resist including it on our adventure. Tower of London it is!

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Jessica Korteman

Jessica Korteman is an Australian travel writer, based in Tokyo, Japan. Never without a pen and paper, you'll most often find her delving into the world of festivals and culture.

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    • Jessica Korteman says

      Thanks, Britt! A few people had a bit of a chuckle. Didn’t get “papped” as they say here (do you use this term in the States too?), but would like to think we made someone’s day. ;)

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  4. Caroline Good Mitchell says

    Hello my favourite London monopoly property is king cross station and my favourite Irish one is Grafton street:-)

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  5. Juliann says

    Cute pictures and cute post!
    I am such an American; only the American version names mean anything to me. But it’s interesting to think of those magical squares as faraway places instead of common spots here. And now I want to play with pounds instead of dollars! That would be a hoot.

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