Empire Arcade

slw · Post by **slw** » Mon 27 Aug, 2007 10:06 pm

Can anyone remember what shops were in the Empire Arcade before it was closed down and turned in Havey Nichols.We have just been having a discussion about it and we can remember the large newsagents on the right handside, a hairdressers and Quasar but not much else.Apologies if this has been posted before.

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 12:02 am

Wasn't there an expensive Grnets' hairdressers in there and a model shop? Certainly an 'Alternative' clothes shop - where I got my first leather jeans from!

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 12:25 am

chameleon wrote: Wasn't there an expensive Grnets' hairdressers in there and a model shop? Certainly an 'Alternative' clothes shop - where I got my first leather jeans from! Britannia Models, used to use it all the time!

Ro-Man · Post by **Ro-Man** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 12:07 pm

What about Black Cat records, a second hand shop in the late 80s / early 90s? I think that was down in the bottom right hand corner.Vinyl downstairs and tapes upstairs. Not sure about CDs, as my pocket money would only stretch to tapes.

JanCee · Post by **JanCee** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 4:22 pm

oldleedsman · Post by **oldleedsman** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 4:44 pm

Towards the end there was one of those laser places where you shot each other with guns wasn't there?

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 5:52 pm

oldleedsman wrote: Towards the end there was one of those laser places where you shot each other with guns wasn't there? I thought that were in that arcade opposite Burger King on briggate.

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 6:12 pm

rangieowner wrote: oldleedsman wrote: Towards the end there was one of those laser places where you shot each other with guns wasn't there? I thought that were in that arcade opposite Burger King on briggate. in fact i'm almost positive! it were called 'QUASAR' and it were the door with the triangular arrows on the floor outside in the style of a fast forwad icon!

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 6:55 pm

rangieowner wrote: rangieowner wrote: oldleedsman wrote: Towards the end there was one of those laser places where you shot each other with guns wasn't there? I thought that were in that arcade opposite Burger King on briggate. in fact i'm almost positive! it were called 'QUASAR' and it were the door with the triangular arrows on the floor outside in the style of a fast forwad icon! Yeah I remember that. It was rubbish. they had/ still have one at Sweet Street Bowling alley. I also remember there being an upstairs to the Empire Arcade I think. I was young so someone may want to correct me on that!

JanCee · Post by **JanCee** » Tue 28 Aug, 2007 7:00 pm

Leodis as ever: