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Part Time James 13 Oct 17 7.42pm
I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows.
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I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows.

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baldeagle73 Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 7.47pm
Once the glass lift in debenhams went it was all downhill walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces!
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Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 7.47pm

Once the glass lift in debenhams went it was all downhill

walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces!

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steeleye20 Croydon 13 Oct 17 7.54pm
I know when I am living in a town planning disaster but just have to make the best of it.
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Croydon 13 Oct 17 7.54pm

I know when I am living in a town planning disaster but just have to make the best of it.

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Hrolf The Ganger 13 Oct 17 7.59pm
Originally posted by Kermit8 Croydon has always had a dour unhappy feel to its soul since the town planners let rip back in the sixties and when it was 99% WASP. Nothing to do with immigration. It's just the essence of the place. Says the man who lives in Cornwall. And I suppose all the other places on the list have nothing to do with immigration either.
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Originally posted by Kermit8

Croydon has always had a dour unhappy feel to its soul since the town planners let rip back in the sixties and when it was 99% WASP. Nothing to do with immigration. It's just the essence of the place.

Says the man who lives in Cornwall.

And I suppose all the other places on the list have nothing to do with immigration either.

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Goal Machine The Cronx 13 Oct 17 8.06pm
As an East Croydon resident, I'm very surprised. The introduction of Box Park is huge, there is now a half decent place to go out on the weekends (Spreadeagle deserves a shout), has a great shopping centre and good restaurants - Five Guys recently added, and probably the best transport hub into central London in UK. Most importantly it's 4 minutes to Norwood Junction! There are admittedly too many d1ckheads around, like many places, but easy enough to avoid
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The Cronx 13 Oct 17 8.06pm

As an East Croydon resident, I'm very surprised.

The introduction of Box Park is huge, there is now a half decent place to go out on the weekends (Spreadeagle deserves a shout), has a great shopping centre and good restaurants - Five Guys recently added, and probably the best transport hub into central London in UK. Most importantly it's 4 minutes to Norwood Junction!

There are admittedly too many d1ckheads around, like many places, but easy enough to avoid

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baldeagle73 Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 8.09pm
My mates from Croydon have tried too convince me it's better now they have a meat liquor burger place that somehow makes it more desirable and the transport links which basically means you can quickly get to better places walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces!
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Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 8.09pm

My mates from Croydon have tried too convince me it's better now they have a meat liquor burger place that somehow makes it more desirable and the transport links which basically means you can quickly get to better places

walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces!

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chris123 hove actually 13 Oct 17 8.41pm
Originally posted by Part Time James I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows. When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky.
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hove actually 13 Oct 17 8.41pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows.

When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky.

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Part Time James 13 Oct 17 8.43pm
Originally posted by chris123 When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky. Turtles, Beanos, both Crystal Palace club shops (George Street, Allders....were there any more?), Woolworths.
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Part Time James

13 Oct 17 8.43pm

Originally posted by chris123

When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky.

Turtles, Beanos, both Crystal Palace club shops (George Street, Allders....were there any more?), Woolworths.

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Part Time James 13 Oct 17 8.44pm
Originally posted by baldeagle73 My mates from Croydon have tried too convince me it's better now they have a meat liquor burger place that somehow makes it more desirable and the transport links which basically means you can quickly get to better places Correction, transport links so you can quickly get out of Croydon.
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13 Oct 17 8.44pm

Originally posted by baldeagle73

Correction, transport links so you can quickly get out of Croydon.

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cryrst The garden of England 13 Oct 17 8.44pm
Born and bred on shrublands bar 3 months in addo As a kid it was an old style estate Street parties in 77' for queen's golden jubilee were huge I was 10 then and it was amazing as everyone knew everyone The goat was rammed Take a note to the shop for your mums fags 5p mix was huge Ahhh All I'm left are me memwies Now it's a gated s***hole and the foreigners are welcome to it. Best bit about it now is bridle road going sarf In the garden of England now Best thing I ever done Ha ha we all got history and a past Won't forget the good times as a kid though
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The garden of England 13 Oct 17 8.44pm

Born and bred on shrublands bar 3 months in addo
As a kid it was an old style estate
Street parties in 77' for queen's golden jubilee were huge
I was 10 then and it was amazing as everyone knew everyone
The goat was rammed
Take a note to the shop for your mums fags
5p mix was huge
Ahhh
All I'm left are me memwies
Now it's a gated s***hole and the foreigners are welcome to it.
Best bit about it now is bridle road going sarf
In the garden of England now
Best thing I ever done
Ha ha we all got history and a past
Won't forget the good times as a kid though

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Casual Orpington 13 Oct 17 8.53pm
Originally posted by cryrst Born and bred on shrublands bar 3 months in addo As a kid it was an old style estate Street parties in 77' for queen's golden jubilee were huge I was 10 then and it was amazing as everyone knew everyone The goat was rammed Take a note to the shop for your mums fags 5p mix was huge Ahhh All I'm left are me memwies Now it's a gated s**hole and the foreigners are welcome to it. Best bit about it now is bridle road going sarf In the garden of England now Best thing I ever done Ha ha we all got history and a past Won't forget the good times as a kid though Nice memories mate, but Chatham is a large dog sht in the garden of England.
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