What was there before Borders?

ablaze · Post by **ablaze** » Mon 12 May, 2008 12:30 pm

Does anyone know what was in the spot where Borders now is - 94 - 96 Briggate - at any time in the past? Thanks!!!

Clankylad · Post by **Clankylad** » Mon 12 May, 2008 12:38 pm

I seem to remember it being Virgin Records for a good while, but I can't remember what came in the time between Virgin and Borders.

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Mon 12 May, 2008 12:52 pm

wasn't there a jewellers there at some point? goldsmiths or something?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:29 pm

Wendys Burger place was there before. Square burgers, was tasty, but strange!

ablaze · Post by **ablaze** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:29 pm

Clankylad wrote: I seem to remember it being Virgin Records for a good while, but I can't remember what came in the time between Virgin and Borders. that's ace, thanks very much! was that in the 70's or 80's? i came to leeds in 87 and can't remember it being there, but then i cant remember what was there...

ablaze · Post by **ablaze** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:31 pm

LS1 wrote: Wendys Burger place was there before. Square burgers, was tasty, but strange! oh i remember that. was it where macdonalds is now?

ablaze · Post by **ablaze** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:31 pm

also does anyone know what was there Muji is now?? cheers!

Clankylad · Post by **Clankylad** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:36 pm

ablaze wrote: LS1 wrote: Wendys Burger place was there before. Square burgers, was tasty, but strange! oh i remember that. was it where macdonalds is now? Yes, it was next door and didn't occupy the Borders site, which is a bit too big for a burger restaurant.

Clankylad · Post by **Clankylad** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:40 pm

ablaze wrote: also does anyone know what was there Muji is now?? cheers! Off the top of my head... for a long time I think it was a Comet/Dixons/Currys type electrical shop. Then it seemed to spend a few years as various fly-by-night pound shop things before becoming Muji.

kierentc · Post by **kierentc** » Mon 12 May, 2008 1:46 pm

i was just looking on leodis...apparently muji has been there since at least 1999. blimey.most of the leodis pictures of that junction focus on the lewis' and the odeon buildings, sadly