Leeds Arena

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Mon 23 May, 2011 9:29 am

Good idea!It's had it's day the Merrion market. All too often we get nostalgic over this sort of thing which is fair enough (I am a little myself) but progress has to happen for the good of mankind. We can't keep every old building and I think LCC 9/10 do a pretty good job of balancing the old and new parts of Leeds. Let's face it. The Victorians did away with most of the earlier parts of Leeds and we are left with their legacy.....(n.b. if you look at the arena footprint, it replaces the Gibraltar Barracks, and lots of Georgian terraced housing)

Loinerpete · Post by **Loinerpete** » Tue 24 May, 2011 2:43 pm

I want to pay homage to the merrion market, i bought so many bootleg albums in there, there will be a generation out there that wont have a clue what i am on about.

theastradyne · Post by **theastradyne** » Sun 29 May, 2011 2:44 am

I spent many hours in Right Track Records (previously Gerols). The owner, Rob, was a great guy and I was genuinely saddened when this excellent little record store closed in 2001.I discovered Gerols while bunking off school in 1982. Rob knew me and my mate were bunking off but allowed us to use his shop as a safe haven. And what a haven it was. I discovered so much new music there. Stuff I would never have heard of otherwise. Rob, you're a great man and the influence your shop had on my life and its direction will leave me forever indebted to you.The sad thing is the shop has stood empty since its closure. Such a waste.

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Mon 30 May, 2011 6:00 pm

I used to love Gerols too, you were probably browsing the Ultravox boots stood next to me !

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 30 May, 2011 6:13 pm

anthonydna wrote: I used to love Gerols too, you were probably browsing the Ultravox boots stood next to me ! You might like to look at/contribute to this thread -http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... ighLight=1

theastradyne · Post by **theastradyne** » Wed 01 Jun, 2011 2:05 am

chameleon wrote: anthonydna wrote: I used to love Gerols too, you were probably browsing the Ultravox boots stood next to me ! You might like to look at/contribute to this thread -http://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Mess ... ighLight=1 Very possibly. I guess my user name gave the game away. I'm a big fan of the vox and can't wait for their new album to be released later in the year.Gerols was the better version of the store. After the name change Rob got rid of all the singles he used to have down the left hand side as you walked in. He replaced them with the dreaded CD!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 02 Jun, 2011 1:20 am

anthonydna wrote: I used to love Gerols too, you were probably browsing the Ultravox boots stood next to me ! N before U?

Post by **cnosni** » Fri 10 Jun, 2011 2:24 am

Some pics of the arenahttp://www.acme.ac/acme-space/projects/leeds-arena?p=image

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 17 Nov, 2011 11:17 am

Some CGI of the propsed redevelopment of the Merrion Centre,opposite the Stick and Twist,which is coming about as a result of the Arenahttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8 ... tcount=479

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Thu 17 Nov, 2011 12:00 pm

cnosni wrote: Some CGI of the propsed redevelopment of the Merrion Centre,opposite the Stick and Twist,which is coming about as a result of the Arenahttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=8 ... tcount=479 It going to make the Stick and Twist and its usual clientele look very out of place.