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Monty the Eagle Lima 17 Oct 17 4.49pm
Croydon was never the same after they closed the Blue Orchid.
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Croydon was never the same after they closed the Blue Orchid.

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boo909 Figeac 21 Oct 17 11.46am
Originally posted by Part Time James Turtles, Beanos, both Crystal Palace club shops (George Street, Allders....were there any more?), Woolworths. I used to work in Beanos, years ago. Do you remember the old indoor market? I think it was on Park Street? And the T-shirt place opposite West Croydon bus station tbat used to sell alk the heavy metal T-shirts and patches, I forget the name of it now. Bangell - If Camus wrote The Myth of Sisyphus today, it would be about Jason Puncheon eternally trying and failing to pass with his right foot.
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Figeac 21 Oct 17 11.46am

Originally posted by Part Time James

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

I used to work in Beanos, years ago. Do you remember the old indoor market? I think it was on Park Street? And the T-shirt place opposite West Croydon bus station tbat used to sell alk the heavy metal T-shirts and patches, I forget the name of it now.

Bangell - If Camus wrote The Myth of Sisyphus today, it would be about Jason Puncheon eternally trying and failing to pass with his right foot.

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PalazioVecchio south pole 21 Oct 17 11.55am
i see the Riots as a turning point for Croydon. The scandalous burning of Reeves corner and all that. Either those riots will see Croydon rise from the ashes or they will turn it into another backwater. It may take a decade or two to know the answer. Eze Peasy at Anfield....
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i see the Riots as a turning point for Croydon. The scandalous burning of Reeves corner and all that.

Either those riots will see Croydon rise from the ashes or they will turn it into another backwater. It may take a decade or two to know the answer.

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

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eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 21 Oct 17 12.15pm
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle If that was the pub in the middle of the Whitgift Centre that was my Tuesday night watering hole if there was a match on. I used to work next door in Rothschild House and used to drink there prior to disappearing off to Selhurst Park It was & I used to work in there Mon - Sat lunchtimes(10.30 - 2.30) & Mon - Thurs eves(5.30 - 7.00) Fri/sat usually 9ish......late 70's I'm a blind man, i'm a blind man, now my room is cold, When a blind man cries, Lord, he feels it from his soul. [Link]
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On The Road To Hell & Alicante 21 Oct 17 12.15pm

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

If that was the pub in the middle of the Whitgift Centre that was my Tuesday night watering hole if there was a match on.

I used to work next door in Rothschild House and used to drink there prior to disappearing off to Selhurst Park

It was & I used to work in there Mon - Sat lunchtimes(10.30 - 2.30) & Mon - Thurs eves(5.30 - 7.00) Fri/sat usually 9ish......late 70's

I'm a blind man, i'm a blind man, now my room is cold,
When a blind man cries, Lord, he feels it from his soul.
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dannyb1 Chichester 21 Oct 17 5.34pm
Moved out of croydon 5yrs ago and am now in the 10th happiest place. have to say although I miss the old haunts I'm glad I moved as it has gone downhill.
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Chichester 21 Oct 17 5.34pm

Moved out of croydon 5yrs ago and am now in the 10th happiest place.
have to say although I miss the old haunts I'm glad I moved as it has gone downhill.

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pefwin Where you have to have an English ... 21 Oct 17 6.19pm
Originally posted by boo909 I used to work in Beanos, years ago. Do you remember the old indoor market? I think it was on Park Street? And the T-shirt place opposite West Croydon bus station tbat used to sell alk the heavy metal T-shirts and patches, I forget the name of it now. Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch. "Everything is air-droppable at least once." "When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."
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Where you have to have an English ... 21 Oct 17 6.19pm

Originally posted by boo909

Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch.

"Everything is air-droppable at least once."

"When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support."

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dannyb1 Chichester 21 Oct 17 7.19pm
Originally posted by boo909 I used to work in Beanos, years ago. Do you remember the old indoor market? I think it was on Park Street? And the T-shirt place opposite West Croydon bus station tbat used to sell alk the heavy metal T-shirts and patches, I forget the name of it now. You mean in shops? Used to go in there a lot and help out in the record shop there. The chinese at the back weren't bad.
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Chichester 21 Oct 17 7.19pm

Originally posted by boo909

I used to work in Beanos, years ago. Do you remember the old indoor market? I think it was on Park Street? And the T-shirt place opposite West Croydon bus station tbat used to sell alk the heavy metal T-shirts and patches, I forget the name of it now.

You mean in shops? Used to go in there a lot and help out in the record shop there.
The chinese at the back weren't bad.

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Kermit8 Hevon 21 Oct 17 8.28pm
Originally posted by pefwin Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch. I admire your balls going to Old Palace. Did they ever find out? Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 21 Oct 17 8.28pm

Originally posted by pefwin

Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch.

I admire your balls going to Old Palace. Did they ever find out?

Big chest and massive boobs

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hedgehog50 Croydon 21 Oct 17 10.00pm
Originally posted by Kermit8 I admire your balls going to Old Palace. Did they ever find out? Lot of women there. We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]
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Croydon 21 Oct 17 10.00pm

Originally posted by Kermit8

I admire your balls going to Old Palace. Did they ever find out?

Lot of women there.

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men. [Orwell]

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Mapletree Croydon 21 Oct 17 10.03pm
Originally posted by pefwin Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch. St George�s Walk coffee bar was where I did that.
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Croydon 21 Oct 17 10.03pm

Originally posted by pefwin

Indeed I do used to go there for a coffee and fag during school lunch.

St George�s Walk coffee bar was where I did that.

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boo909 Figeac 21 Oct 17 11.57pm
Originally posted by dannyb1 You mean in shops? Used to go in there a lot and help out in the record shop there. The chinese at the back weren't bad. No, years before Inshops (though I do remember that I used to live opposite, above the comic shop and I used to go to that record shop), I'm talking mid to late eighties I think. I've had a look at the map and I think it was where Bad Apple is now (incidentally, that looks like a horrendous place) on Park Street. I've got a feeling it might have burnt down in the end, but that maybe somewhere else I'm thinking about. Edited by boo909 (22 Oct 2017 12.02am) Bangell - If Camus wrote The Myth of Sisyphus today, it would be about Jason Puncheon eternally trying and failing to pass with his right foot.
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Figeac 21 Oct 17 11.57pm

Originally posted by dannyb1

You mean in shops? Used to go in there a lot and help out in the record shop there.
The chinese at the back weren't bad.

No, years before Inshops (though I do remember that I used to live opposite, above the comic shop and I used to go to that record shop), I'm talking mid to late eighties I think.

I've had a look at the map and I think it was where Bad Apple is now (incidentally, that looks like a horrendous place) on Park Street.

I've got a feeling it might have burnt down in the end, but that maybe somewhere else I'm thinking about.

Edited by boo909 (22 Oct 2017 12.02am)

Bangell - If Camus wrote The Myth of Sisyphus today, it would be about Jason Puncheon eternally trying and failing to pass with his right foot.

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Kermit8 Hevon 22 Oct 17 8.54am
Yeah The Indoor Market was mid 80s and opposite the gay pub The Croydon. Quite brave to have a gay place in somewhere like Croydon in 1983 ish. Even Brighton was just starting to be pink friendly back then. Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 22 Oct 17 8.54am

Yeah The Indoor Market was mid 80s and opposite the gay pub The Croydon. Quite brave to have a gay place in somewhere like Croydon in 1983 ish. Even Brighton was just starting to be pink friendly back then.

Big chest and massive boobs

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