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There's a thread here - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1725687 - with some renders and other bits. From what I've read, beyond the ground floor, which was converted to retail, the cinema is much as it was back in its heyday.
It's not the finest example of its style or age, but it's still a loss -
https://flic.kr/p/s67wjV
https://flic.kr/p/s7Zb3M
https://flic.kr/p/s67w1t
https://flic.kr/p/s67w1t
https://flic.kr/p/s67wjVhttps://flic.kr/p/s7Zb3Mhttps://flic.kr/p/s67w1thttps://flic.kr/p/s67w1t
Now a little bit of history has been successfully obliterated, construction is underway -
https://flic.kr/p/wzrSqR
https://flic.kr/p/wzrSqROK so it's kind of hard to get too excited about this, but it is coming along FWIW -
https://flic.kr/p/xAhhF2
https://flic.kr/p/xzF3HX
https://flic.kr/p/xAhhF2https://flic.kr/p/xzF3HXTaking a really long time to put together a retail shed with bells on -
https://flic.kr/p/DSE2MN
https://flic.kr/p/E45RdK
https://flic.kr/p/DSE2MNhttps://flic.kr/p/E45RdKLet's be honest, this really isn't that good. What is with the lack of windows? I'm assuming that curved corner, being at the front of the shop, will be part of the salesfloor, and not a back of house area, so would it have killed them to put a window in it? Ditto the three vertical sections alongside -
https://flic.kr/p/FUfrwu
Rather lacklustre attempts at mimicking the art deco features of the building lost for this -
https://flic.kr/p/Fp6es4
https://flic.kr/p/FUfrwuRather lacklustre attempts at mimicking the art deco features of the building lost for this -
https://flic.kr/p/Fp6es4The store has been open for about a week now -
https://flic.kr/p/H57GG8
https://flic.kr/p/GKXsVA
From people I've spoken to who've been in, they say it's really nothing special. Despite its size, it offers little beyond your average Home & Bargain. It does have a small bakery section and a self-serve coffee machine, but it lacks the extra ranges some newer openings have had like a chilled and frozen section, like the one on Hanover Street. With the iffy parking situation around the store, the consensus from those I spoke to was that it's fine for those that live around there, but for everyone else it's not worth going out of your way for.
https://flic.kr/p/H57GG8https://flic.kr/p/GKXsVAFrom people I've spoken to who've been in, they say it's really nothing special. Despite its size, it offers little beyond your average Home & Bargain. It does have a small bakery section and a self-serve coffee machine, but it lacks the extra ranges some newer openings have had like a chilled and frozen section, like the one on Hanover Street. With the iffy parking situation around the store, the consensus from those I spoke to was that it's fine for those that live around there, but for everyone else it's not worth going out of your way for.
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