The maps depict changes made in Stratford from 2007 to 2012 during the readiness for the London Olympic Games in 2012.
Overall, the tedious industrial city was converted into a sports territory full of stadiums and paths for sports spectators, for better commuting between Olympic arenas and centers. There was also the Olympic park constructed.
In 2007, in the northern part of the city, there was only a small town with a shopping center and a train station. In the southern part, we see a wide area dedicated to wasteland near the warehouses and factories.
Compared to 2007, the territory above the Lea River experienced a noticeable number of changes. Along with the remaining buildings, an aquatics center was built in the northeast. Right under the town, a velodrome and basketball arena were constructed. On the south, opposite each other a riverbank arena and a big Olympic stadium were placed. For visitors’ and sports fans’ convenienc, a pedestrian path, “London Walk,” was paved, connecting (clockwise) the train station, an Olympic stadium, a hockey arena, a basketball arena and a velodrome and running through the river in two places.