Re: Historical (Pre-Covid) Lockdowns In UK, Any memories?
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MyNameIsTerry
There are more supermarkets now as the land just across from the museum and further down was all demolished to put a big Tesco on.
Isn't that (or wasn't that) the cultural quarter?
Re: Historical (Pre-Covid) Lockdowns In UK, Any memories?
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NoraB
Isn't that (or wasn't that) the cultural quarter?
Yeah that's still there. Plenty of places to eat.
The old ABC cinema was ripped down. That's where the pedestrian access to Tesco is now. Fond memories of that cinema and the 'proper' Odeon.
Re: Historical (Pre-Covid) Lockdowns In UK, Any memories?
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Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
Fond memories of that cinema and the 'proper' Odeon.
Me too Terry. Queued for 4 hours to see Grease at the ABC in 1978 (I think?)
I whinged my bag off, but it was worth it. :yesyes:
The original Odeon was a lovely building - felt very posh in there.
Re: Historical (Pre-Covid) Lockdowns In UK, Any memories?
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Originally Posted by
NoraB
Me too Terry. Queued for 4 hours to see Grease at the ABC in 1978 (I think?)
I whinged my bag off, but it was worth it. :yesyes:
The original Odeon was a lovely building - felt very posh in there.
I did that as a little kid to see E.T.
Went to a special of 3 Star Trek films back to back too a few years later. Loved it. Mum sleep through a fair bit of it.
Those were at the ABC. At the Odeon I saw Ghostbusters. They were all nice but it felt special sitting in the big one with amazing ceiling.
Re: Historical (Pre-Covid) Lockdowns In UK, Any memories?
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Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
Yeah that's still there. Plenty of places to eat.
The old ABC cinema was ripped down. That's where the pedestrian access to Tesco is now. Fond memories of that cinema and the 'proper' Odeon.
The original 'proper' Odeons were owned by the Rank group, who were quite a big conglomerate back in their heyday, and some also doubled up as theatres/live music venues, in addition to their principal cinema operations.
The current incarnation of Odeon cinemas (for better or worse), is 'Odeon In Name Only' (OINO), with no direct relation to the original organisation.
Same with the 'Bush' consumer electronics brand, whose products are now sold solely through Argos and ceased to be a mainstream brand from late 2008 onwards, and relationships with its original owners the Rank group long obsolete, though I've never really held said brand in high regard.
TBH, I've always sensed something rather fishy about the seemingly modern-day phenomenon of BINO (Brand In Name Only).