Croydon is an unhappy place
Register | Edit Profile | Subscriptions | Forum Rules | Log In | RSS Feed
 Part Time James  13 Oct 17 7.42pm |
  |
|---|---|
|
I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows.
|
|
 Alert a moderator to this post |
  |
| baldeagle73 Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 7.47pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Once the glass lift in debenhams went it was all downhill
walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces! |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| steeleye20 Croydon 13 Oct 17 7.54pm |
|
|---|---|
|
I know when I am living in a town planning disaster but just have to make the best of it.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Hrolf The Ganger 13 Oct 17 7.59pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Originally posted by Kermit8
Croydon has always had a dour unhappy feel to its soul since the town planners let rip back in the sixties and when it was 99% WASP. Nothing to do with immigration. It's just the essence of the place.
And I suppose all the other places on the list have nothing to do with immigration either.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Goal Machine  The Cronx 13 Oct 17 8.06pm |
|
|---|---|
|
As an East Croydon resident, I'm very surprised. The introduction of Box Park is huge, there is now a half decent place to go out on the weekends (Spreadeagle deserves a shout), has a great shopping centre and good restaurants - Five Guys recently added, and probably the best transport hub into central London in UK. Most importantly it's 4 minutes to Norwood Junction! There are admittedly too many d1ckheads around, like many places, but easy enough to avoid
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| baldeagle73 Leamington spa 13 Oct 17 8.09pm |
|
|---|---|
|
My mates from Croydon have tried too convince me it's better now they have a meat liquor burger place that somehow makes it more desirable and the transport links which basically means you can quickly get to better places
walking down the holmesdale road to see the palace aces! |
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| chris123 hove actually 13 Oct 17 8.41pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Originally posted by Part Time James
I blame immigrants for most things, but in the case of Croydon it took a big tumble when Allders closed and they stopped doing their Christmas windows. When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Part Time James 13 Oct 17 8.43pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Originally posted by chris123
When Grants closed too - lovely, old fashioned and quirky. Turtles, Beanos, both Crystal Palace club shops (George Street, Allders....were there any more?), Woolworths.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Part Time James 13 Oct 17 8.44pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Originally posted by baldeagle73
My mates from Croydon have tried too convince me it's better now they have a meat liquor burger place that somehow makes it more desirable and the transport links which basically means you can quickly get to better places Correction, transport links so you can quickly get out of Croydon.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| cryrst The garden of England 13 Oct 17 8.44pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Born and bred on shrublands bar 3 months in addo
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| Casual Orpington 13 Oct 17 8.53pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Originally posted by cryrst
Born and bred on shrublands bar 3 months in addo Nice memories mate, but Chatham is a large dog sh*t in the garden of England.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
| chris123 hove actually 13 Oct 17 8.56pm |
|
|---|---|
|
Surrey Street, the Youngs pub at the bottom and the old swimming baths.
|
|
| Alert a moderator to this post |
|
Login / Register
All images and text on this site are copyright © 1999-2023 The Holmesdale Online, unless otherwise stated.
Web Design by Guntrisoft Ltd.