Merrion Centre

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 26 Nov, 2007 4:35 pm

Phil, you have reminded me that is where I saw the pic in the first place (Jim Soapers book) - There are that many great pics I cant remember them all! When I get home I will see if I can find the pic I was on about. It is face on with the bus emerging onto woodhouse Lane- after this above pic was taken as the Merrion Centre was 80% built.

Phill_d · Post by **Phill_d** » Mon 26 Nov, 2007 5:03 pm

Thats the one mate yeah... It's a cracking book. The quality of some of those pics is amazing. Well done that Jim for getting out there a capturing this stuff.

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Mon 26 Nov, 2007 8:19 pm

Has anyone seen the revolting Christmas display in the glass case near Morrisons. Are they trying to scare little kids? That has got to be the ugliest display Ive ever seen

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Tue 27 Nov, 2007 2:12 am

in 1970, the Mecca was upstairs with the Bali Hai next door. Cinderellas & Rockerfellas were out the back across the road from the bowling alley. Correct me if I'm wrong.

roundhegian · Post by **roundhegian** » Tue 27 Nov, 2007 10:22 am

Phill_d wrote: I've heard about Rockingham street still been under there myself LS 1.. It would be great to have a look. The only trouble is it's Town Center Securities who owns it. I remember just how negative they were when it came to trying to capture the mothballed Odeon in there. Still i hope there happy now it's all been ripped out, lost forever without any decent article about it. Don't think i'll be asking them for a look at Rockingham street unfortunately mate Went to the Merrion Centre Odeon shortly after it opened .Memory tells me there were fewer than thirty people inside .

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Wed 28 Nov, 2007 8:47 pm

zip55 wrote: in 1970, the Mecca was upstairs with the Bali Hai next door. Cinderellas & Rockerfellas were out the back across the road from the bowling alley. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thats what I always remember in there, although Mecca was a tad before my time, I just remember tiffany's upstaris next to Bali bar! I only ever remember C&R outside over the road. Some fo the "older" ones may remember it differently

Post by **cnosni** » Wed 28 Nov, 2007 11:05 pm

simonm wrote: zip55 wrote: in 1970, the Mecca was upstairs with the Bali Hai next door. Cinderellas & Rockerfellas were out the back across the road from the bowling alley. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thats what I always remember in there, although Mecca was a tad before my time, I just remember tiffany's upstaris next to Bali bar! I only ever remember C&R outside over the road. Some fo the "older" ones may remember it differently Yeah C and R opposite bowling alley,Tiffaneys in Merrion Centre upstairs.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Wed 28 Nov, 2007 11:57 pm

We used to have a drink downstairs in the Wade before going to the Mecca monday nights (1971). The barman was a bit fruity but allegedly hard as nails.The other pubs in the Merrion were the Highlander (ground floor?) and another upstairs near Jumbo records, but I can't recall the name of it......Also at the Merrion Centre (1970's) were the Hofbrauhaus & the Bierkeller, but can't remember where exactly. Anyond care to jog my memory?

gledhowvalleysally · Post by **gledhowvalleysally** » Thu 29 Nov, 2007 12:31 am

have seen some pics of the inside of the cinma somewhere on the net, will try and dig them out

simonm · Post by **simonm** » Thu 29 Nov, 2007 10:56 am

zip55 wrote: Also at the Merrion Centre (1970's) were the Hofbrauhaus & the Bierkeller, but can't remember where exactly. Anyond care to jog my memory? They were on the front of the place, wade lane? I think.