Graeme
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Post by Graeme on Jul 17, 2005 16:27:05 GMT
 The Pavilion. In the 1980s, there was a laughing clown at the entrance who bellowed out over the whole resort. Out the back, there is a high-walled open area that used to have a Chamber of Horrors and various other attractions in the walls.  Pier Avenue. The Gaiety arcade (furthest from lens) was great in the mid- to late-1990s for all the latest Sega games. The arcade is still fine, but not so many coin-ops are made in general.  In the 1980s and 1990s, these shops were one extremely long arcade called Harrison's. The three or so large arcades down Pier Avenue, the Pavilion and the two on the Pier are the only arcades left (there used to be one down by Butlin's). However, I suppose we are lucky to still have these. |
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Post by Stu on Jul 24, 2005 23:09:21 GMT
the street in the last photo looks really nice, i can't help thinking it's spoiled by the industrial magic city fronted building on the end, i think if the shop fronts were smartened up, and some greenery introduced, maybe a row of trees it would be much more appealing
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Graeme
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Post by Graeme on Jul 29, 2005 17:58:17 GMT
The thing is, that street was much better when it was all arcades. The area from "Made in Heaven" all the way to Magic City was one arcade! It looked much nicer, and it had a great number of "ride-ons" out the front.
I agree about the greenery though. Greenery + all arcades is my perfect solution.
Harrison's arcade had a decent depth. However, I can't stress how incredibly deep Magic City is! This is what I loved about the arcades: entertainment worlds to explore. My ideal one would be huge and two- or three-storey.
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