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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 02 Nov 19 4.02pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Always saw Bromley as a wealthy and safe neighbourhood. 30 or 40 years ago it was in the Premier League of neighbourhoods. But i get the distinct impression that its not as nice as it used to be ?


Did David Bowie take a little piece of it with him ? Not so Hunky Dory. Did Siouxsie and the Banshees take a crispy aromatic duck from the Hong Kong Garden off to the Happy House and leave us alone and Spellbound ? Was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' just a metaphor for urban decay ?


A big stabbing there last night (Beckenham).

A bloke robbing the jewellery store in broad daylight with various onlookers last month.

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What has happened to Bromley ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (02 Nov 2019 4.10pm)

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 02 Nov 19 4.37pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Always saw Bromley as a wealthy and safe neighbourhood. 30 or 40 years ago it was in the Premier League of neighbourhoods. But i get the distinct impression that its not as nice as it used to be ?


Did David Bowie take a little piece of it with him ? Not so Hunky Dory. Did Siouxsie and the Banshees take a crispy aromatic duck from the Hong Kong Garden off to the Happy House and leave us alone and Spellbound ? Was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' just a metaphor for urban decay ?


A big stabbing there last night (Beckenham).

A bloke robbing the jewellery store in broad daylight with various onlookers last month.

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What has happened to Bromley ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (02 Nov 2019 4.10pm)

There are some less salubrious areas skirting Bromley.

I recall those halcyon days in the late 70s/early 80s when I used to frequent discos such as 'Bibas' and visited drinking establishments in the town centre - never witnessed any disturbances at all.

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 02 Nov 19 4.55pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

There are some less salubrious areas skirting Bromley.

I recall those halcyon days in the late 70s/early 80s when I used to frequent discos such as 'Bibas' and visited drinking establishments in the town centre - never witnessed any disturbances at all.

i once enjoyed a slap across the face from a pretty bird at Bibas. I cannot even remember what i said to provoke her. Sigh, happy days.

 


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View martin2412's Profile martin2412 Flag Living The Dream 02 Nov 19 5.14pm Send a Private Message to martin2412 Add martin2412 as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Always saw Bromley as a wealthy and safe neighbourhood. 30 or 40 years ago it was in the Premier League of neighbourhoods. But i get the distinct impression that its not as nice as it used to be ?


Did David Bowie take a little piece of it with him ? Not so Hunky Dory. Did Siouxsie and the Banshees take a crispy aromatic duck from the Hong Kong Garden off to the Happy House and leave us alone and Spellbound ? Was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' just a metaphor for urban decay ?


A big stabbing there last night (Beckenham).

A bloke robbing the jewellery store in broad daylight with various onlookers last month.

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What has happened to Bromley ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (02 Nov 2019 4.10pm)

Nobody's allowed to say what's happened.

 

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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 02 Nov 19 5.28pm

It’s no different to what’s happened to every other neighbourhood in the country, however there are enough threads on here already that cover that subject.

 


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View joe_cpfc's Profile joe_cpfc Flag Basingstoke 02 Nov 19 5.51pm Send a Private Message to joe_cpfc Add joe_cpfc as a friend

Originally posted by martin2412

Nobody's allowed to say what's happened.

Innit blud

 

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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 02 Nov 19 6.28pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Bromley is going rough because it's so f*cking boring, the same happened to Orpington and is happening to Kingston-upon-Thames for the same reason, first stagnant then sterile until ultimately the underlying ghastliness expresses itself

 

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View Hrolf The Ganger's Profile Hrolf The Ganger Flag 02 Nov 19 6.55pm Send a Private Message to Hrolf The Ganger Add Hrolf The Ganger as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Always saw Bromley as a wealthy and safe neighbourhood. 30 or 40 years ago it was in the Premier League of neighbourhoods. But i get the distinct impression that its not as nice as it used to be ?


Did David Bowie take a little piece of it with him ? Not so Hunky Dory. Did Siouxsie and the Banshees take a crispy aromatic duck from the Hong Kong Garden off to the Happy House and leave us alone and Spellbound ? Was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' just a metaphor for urban decay ?


A big stabbing there last night (Beckenham).

A bloke robbing the jewellery store in broad daylight with various onlookers last month.

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What has happened to Bromley ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (02 Nov 2019 4.10pm)

We moved from Beckenham 18 years ago and it was in decline then. Bromley always had its share of scumbags but like most places, it has got worse.
I wonder why?

 

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View Lyons550's Profile Lyons550 Flag Shirley 03 Nov 19 9.10am Send a Private Message to Lyons550 Add Lyons550 as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

Always saw Bromley as a wealthy and safe neighbourhood. 30 or 40 years ago it was in the Premier League of neighbourhoods. But i get the distinct impression that its not as nice as it used to be ?


Did David Bowie take a little piece of it with him ? Not so Hunky Dory. Did Siouxsie and the Banshees take a crispy aromatic duck from the Hong Kong Garden off to the Happy House and leave us alone and Spellbound ? Was HG Wells 'War of the Worlds' just a metaphor for urban decay ?


A big stabbing there last night (Beckenham).

A bloke robbing the jewellery store in broad daylight with various onlookers last month.

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What has happened to Bromley ?


Edited by PalazioVecchio (02 Nov 2019 4.10pm)

What's happening to Bromley is criminal 'tourism'...kids from inner London coming in for easy pickings...surprised it's taken so long.

 


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View Badger11's Profile Badger11 Flag Beckenham 03 Nov 19 9.57am Send a Private Message to Badger11 Add Badger11 as a friend

Originally posted by Lyons550

What's happening to Bromley is criminal 'tourism'...kids from inner London coming in for easy pickings...surprised it's taken so long.

You see a lot of this in Beckenham on Friday and Saturday night groups of lads from other areas. There is often trouble as rival groups face off.

The stabbing in Beckenham was actually Churchfields road near the waste dump. Personally I would call that Penge but then again I am a bit of a snob. I think these days you can get stabbed anywhere and at anytime it doesn't mean its a bad area.

 


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View Casual's Profile Casual Flag Orpington 03 Nov 19 10.41am Send a Private Message to Casual Add Casual as a friend

Bromley’s alright. It’s the biggest Borough in London, so I don’t think there’s that much trouble.
The fella smashing the jewellers was mentally ill and got held down by passers by until he was nicked.
Stabbing a and shootings on the radio 20 years ago were usually Brixton and Peckham, now they are spread out.
Fella that works for me , his brother in law got killed by a targeted car crash 2 weeks ago in BexleyHeath. The car drove at them as one of the blokes he was walking along with owed the men in the motor £200. Wrong place at the wrong time.

 

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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger

We moved from Beckenham 18 years ago and it was in decline then. Bromley always had its share of scumbags but like most places, it has got worse.
I wonder why?

Because you aren't there to badger all the bad guys into submission, clearly.

 

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