Chinatown

[raveydavey]

There was talk of the Chinese gateway being erected on Quarry Hill, but that all went quiet ages ago and it going to cost a stupid amount of money to do, as happens when the public purse is paying.To be honest, as a city, we are bloody useless at that sort of thing. Much as it pains me to say it Manchester does it a damn sight better.

[Phill_dvsn]

raveydavey wrote: There was talk of the Chinese gateway being erected on Quarry Hill, but that all went quiet ages ago and it going to cost a stupid amount of money to do, as happens when the public purse is paying.To be honest, as a city, we are bloody useless at that sort of thing. Much as it pains me to say it Manchester does it a damn sight better. As much as i hate to say it but i couldn't agree with you more. Leeds is pathetic, lack of vision and real short sightedness. While others have the supertrams, we have purple slugs, and talk of useless trolley buses. While Manchester has a thriving China town, we have a Chinese arch getting dusty in storage. Thriving waterfronts for other cities, Our Clarence dock declared a ghost town already. Not to mention Leeds oldest timber framed building locked away behind a closed gate. The list goes on and on.Oh yeah, we haven't got the music arena up and running yet. My advice is... Don't count your chickens!!Leeds does not Lead Leeds City Council get a grip!!!    

[Trojan]

I'm not that keen on Chinese food, with the honourable exception of Red Chilli. But when I went to a Chinese supermarket in Chinatown, it wasn't just Chinese stuff. There were ingredients for Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese food, that you just couldn't get elsewhere (you may be able to now) like galangal (a bit like ginger) lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves (all Thai) Kimchi - a Korean pickle, and other unusual ingredients.    

[chameleon]

Phill_dvsn wrote: raveydavey wrote: There was talk of the Chinese gateway being erected on Quarry Hill, but that all went quiet ages ago and it going to cost a stupid amount of money to do, as happens when the public purse is paying.To be honest, as a city, we are bloody useless at that sort of thing. Much as it pains me to say it Manchester does it a damn sight better. As much as i hate to say it but i couldn't agree with you more. Leeds is pathetic, lack of vision and real short sightedness. While others have the supertrams, we have purple slugs, and talk of useless trolley buses. While Manchester has a thriving China town, we have a Chinese arch getting dusty in storage. Thriving waterfronts for other cities, Our Clarence dock declared a ghost town already. Not to mention Leeds oldest timber framed building locked away behind a closed gate. The list goes on and on.Oh yeah, we haven't got the music arena up and running yet. My advice is... Don't count your chickens!!Leeds does not Lead Leeds City Council get a grip!!!     In terms of getting a grip, off-topic, but I turned this up today, taken from Leeds Advanced Transit News. Note the date!    

[tilly]

Crazy Jane wrote: "The Chinese quarter has effectively moved up towards Vicar Lane, with the supermarkets, restaurants and the travel agent up there now. "Not so much a quarter, maybe more of an eighth, sixteenth or thirtysecond!I miss not having a decent chinatown in Leeds The Jumbo Chinese Restaurant has been on Vicar lane for has long as i can remember.I would say the Chinese were on Vicar Lane long before they started to open supermarkets further down.Just like to add Newcastle has a good China Town.

[Phill_dvsn]

[quotenick="chameleon"]In terms of getting a grip, off-topic, but I turned this up today, taken from Leeds Advanced Transit News. Note the date!**************************Now then Chameleon, you have found something that Leeds is VERY good at We can't be beaten for having fantastic drawings, and promises of amazing projects to bestow our great city.Throw many million of pounds at it, draw plans, and feed the newspapers the story for a few years......then nothing.I reckon those drawings have cost 5 million each, were in the wrong job mate     

[Phill_dvsn]

P.s Chameleon, Leeds fascination with dream world fantasy plans isn't a new thing, we started that game way back in the 1930's. We invented the idea lol All we have for this grand plan herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3430350218/Is a small bump in the grass outside Agnes Stewart school

[raveydavey]

Phill_dvsn wrote: P.s Chameleon, Leeds fascination with dream world fantasy plans isn't a new thing, we started that game way back in the 1930's. We invented the idea lol All we have for this grand plan herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3430350218/Is a small bump in the grass outside Agnes Stewart school There used to be a subway there too....I definately remember that one!

[chameleon]

raveydavey wrote: Phill_dvsn wrote: P.s Chameleon, Leeds fascination with dream world fantasy plans isn't a new thing, we started that game way back in the 1930's. We invented the idea lol All we have for this grand plan herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3430350218/Is a small bump in the grass outside Agnes Stewart school There used to be a subway there too....I definately remember that one! Didn't go to the Bond Street Centre by any chance.....?

[chameleon]

Phill_dvsn wrote: P.s Chameleon, Leeds fascination with dream world fantasy plans isn't a new thing, we started that game way back in the 1930's. We invented the idea lol All we have for this grand plan herehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/phill_dvsn/3430350218/Is a small bump in the grass outside Agnes Stewart school Yes that's one of the est. Been going through some old stuff and seem to have most of the transport/road stuff going back yonks, including the sson to be (from the 70's) East Leeds Link road!Found a press cutting about the closure of Torre Road as a Bus Depot - no trams though but I'll try to get it up here.