gemma86 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I do like what they've done with some of the buses by painting them in the old cream and blue with the Sheffield Transport logo. I think they should do them all, and bring back something that Sheffield is famous for in that department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 It's a shame this building has gone (Cooplands is there now) in Fitzallen Square http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=5122 and how mad does that proposed cinema look ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I miss the hole in the road with the big fish tank lol. I am sure that they could've navigated round it with the supertram :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleecemeece Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Harlequin chip shop across from Hallam University. Great seated area in the back and upstairs and great chips. Now a crappy Franky and Bella cafe or summat. Redgates and then Zodiac toy shops. Those coffee/cream coloured SYT buses as mentioned earlier. The days when going to Crystal Peaks cinema on a bendy-bus on a Saturday was a real event. Peace Gardens and assorted vagrants. Kenny's Records on the Wicker- what a quiff that guy had! Wolf Records in Hole In The Road. Eggbox buildings- watching Threads will never feel the same again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by nick2 It's a shame this building has gone (Cooplands is there now) in Fitzallen Square http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=5122 and how mad does that proposed cinema look ? Nick it did look a bit crazy on the sketch but it was actually built. I was taken there myself as a kid in the 70s to see bedknobs and broomsticks! It later became the classic cinema and had a more modern facia bolted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by muddycoffee Nick it did look a bit crazy on the sketch but it was actually built. I was taken there myself as a kid in the 70s to see bedknobs and broomsticks! It later became the classic cinema and had a more modern facia bolted on. Realy? I bet that caused a stir. I can't find any other pictures of it so I assumed they didn't build it. I remember the cinema that was in Fitzallen Square and it did look a lot more restained that that sketch. I'll have to have a look for some pictures. Some of the cinemas were fantastic buildings, look at this one that was in Barkers Pool (the building on the corner is now a jewelers). http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=2300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddycoffee Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Hi nick, try this. http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=6550 Electra Palace 1911 News Theatre Sept 1945 then was Cartoon Cinema Classic Cinema Jan1962 First Talkie - 1930 Build Finished 1911 Opened Feb 1911 Closed 1982 Seats 900 Burned Down Feb 1984 This is in 1960s when it had been modernised and they had cut the towers off http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=695 This pic is after it had been on fire and they pulled off the modern facade, before it was demolished. http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=8619 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Thanks muddy, it looks like something out of Flash Gordon or Metropolis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 I miss old Corporation. Dirty, sleazy but oh so much fun. I remember some corking nights out there lurking on the sofas in between rooms and supping ale then bouncing about to the tunes of the day. New Corp's nowhere near as good as old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by muddycoffee Hi nick, try this. http://www.picturesheffield.co.uk/cgi-bin/hpac.pl?_cgifunction=form&_layout=picturesheffield&keyval=sheff.id=6550 Hey...look at all those luverly trams, - eight in that photo and just one car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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