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 boo909  Figeac 22 Oct 17 9.36am |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Yeah The Indoor Market was mid 80s and opposite the gay pub The Croydon. Quite brave to have a gay place in somewhere like Croydon in 1983 ish. Even Brighton was just starting to be pink friendly back then. Excellent, I didn't know that, maybe I was a bit young, this was in my pre-pub days. I used to go to the indoor market to buy my RPGs (geeky kid that I was) off a bloke called Bat, if I remember right. Bloody hell this thread's dredging up all sorts of memories.
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Mapletree  Croydon 22 Oct 17 10.54pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Yeah The Indoor Market was mid 80s and opposite the gay pub The Croydon. Quite brave to have a gay place in somewhere like Croydon in 1983 ish. Even Brighton was just starting to be pink friendly back then. There was also one down Church Street opposite The Gun which is now a Lidl Edited by Mapletree (22 Oct 2017 10.56pm)
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| nickgusset Shizzlehurst 22 Oct 17 11.15pm |
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I saw a lovely view of Croydon today, From Oxleas woods in Falconwood. Dunno how far away it is, but you could see the rays of the sun beaming right into the heart of the place. From my view, Croydon Looked magical almost. Shame it's not quite so magical when yer in it. Innit. Edited by nickgusset (22 Oct 2017 11.16pm)
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 23 Oct 17 10.41am |
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and as for the prices they charge at the Grants Vue cinema, for a mid-week viewing ? i am not surprised the place seems to be empty most of the time. Just looked at their website. 24 Quid for a couple to watch a movie this evening (monday). Plus tons extra for popcorn and a fizzy drink.....i would need to speak to my bank manager to negotiate a payment plan. Edited by PalazioVecchio (23 Oct 2017 10.43am)
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| steeleye20 Croydon 23 Oct 17 9.50pm |
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I have actually spotted a forlorn tree, the top of which pokes up between some offices/flats. A remarkable discovery and Sir David Attenborough will lead a BBC team to prove its authenticity. Apparently it has survived by having homeless people relieve themselves against it.
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| Shifty97 Croydon 24 Oct 17 1.50pm |
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I still live in Croydon, although its current state is quite sad, I'm fairly used to it all, the knife crime, the neglected buildings, the amount of people who have been left homeless, I hope we can change it one day and have happier residents and also get away from having the reputation of being one of London's biggest sh*tholes
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| Lyons550 Shirley 24 Oct 17 1.59pm |
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Croydon is changing....Box park is a great recent addition as are the new apartments in the process of going up between East Croydon station and West Croydon....long overdue and largely as a result of Westfield...when it gets going. The place will rise like a Phoenix in the next 5 years
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Kermit8  Hevon 24 Oct 17 2.09pm |
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Until the monstrosity that is Wellesley Road is disappeared, the very ugly, vile and soulless centre of the town, everything else is just p1ssing in the wind really. And I see they are building just more tall concrete wonders too. Marvellous.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 24 Oct 17 2.09pm |
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Originally posted by Lyons550
Croydon is changing....Box park is a great recent addition as are the new apartments in the process of going up between East Croydon station and West Croydon....long overdue and largely as a result of Westfield...when it gets going. The place will rise like a Phoenix in the next 5 years As Motty would say, it will plummet to the top.
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| Lyons550 Shirley 24 Oct 17 2.22pm |
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Originally posted by Kermit8
Until the monstrosity that is Wellesley Road is disappeared, the very ugly, vile and soulless centre of the town, everything else is just p1ssing in the wind really. And I see they are building just more tall concrete wonders too. Marvellous. Agreed but Wellesley Rd will change when Westfield starts. As for concrete wonders, you clearly haven't seen them...
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| Kermit8 Hevon 24 Oct 17 2.36pm |
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Originally posted by Lyons550
Agreed but Wellesley Rd will change when Westfield starts. As for concrete wonders, you clearly haven't seen them... I've seen that hideous multi-coloured very tall one. Wellesley Road can't change unless fully demolished which it won't be.
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| Mr_Gristle In the land of Whelk Eaters 24 Oct 17 7.15pm |
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Originally posted by boo909
Excellent, I didn't know that, maybe I was a bit young, this was in my pre-pub days. I used to go to the indoor market to buy my RPGs (geeky kid that I was) off a bloke called Bat, if I remember right. Bloody hell this thread's dredging up all sorts of memories. Spirit Games, if memory serves ;-)
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