Random Stuff!

[wolfheze]

Looks like there will be less green and more concrete

 

[Brum X]

Looks like there will be less green and more concrete

Whilst i agree with you about that Wolf, once you walk past the lovely green oasis you are faced with a load of concrete, in fact a concrete wastland just minuites from our city centre. HS2 and the redevelopment of Eastside is a game changer for our city.

 

[58terminus]

And for anybody viewing from outside Bham that dirty square building on the left of the picture is the oldest
surviving railway terminus in the world. Built in 1838.
As you can see we care about our history but not much.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

I'm always impressed with Bristol, TLY.
I occasionally work in Clifton by the Uni and the journey in and out never ceases to impress.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I'm always impressed with Bristol, TLY.
I occasionally work in Clifton by the Uni and the journey in and out never ceases to impress.

Rather than post this in the Birmingham thread, by coincidence I had decided to post something in the Bristol Random thread contrasting the approach of the local authority in Birmingham with that of Bristol when it comes to planning matters (based primarily on what I've seen and read in this thread in recent months regarding Birmingham and my own experience of Bristol).

 

[Ianbutty]

Soon the above will be like:

Love the picture. Great to see the cluster of big foot print office around snow hill. Good sign. Heading onwards and upwards.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Birmingham 2022

Picture from Twitter.

 

[Brum X]

I love the logo, very colourful

 

[MJH]

Great logo,
As a Black Country man I'm well and truly behind the bid.
Nothing like a bit of prestige.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

As a Black Country man I'm well and truly behind the bid.

Me too!
Great to see another Black Country lad aboard

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

Andy Street has revealed who will be in his new team. There look to be some big names in there so hopefully we'll be hearing some positive news stories very soon

The portfolio leads will be:

Wellbeing Board and HS2 – Cllr Bob Sleigh (Solihull)

Transport – Cllr Roger Lawrence (Wolverhampton)

Skills & Productivity – Cllr George Duggins (Coventry)

Economic Growth – Cllr John Clancy (Birmingham)

Environment – Cllr Pat Harley (Dudley)

Cohesion & Integration and Public Service Reform – Cllr Steve Eling (Sandwell)

Housing & Land – Cllr Sean Coughlan (Walsall)

An eighth portfolio, Finance and Investments, will go to Cllr Izzi Seccombe, leader of Warwickshire County Council – a non-constituent member of the WMCA.

https://businessbirmingham.com/west...&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn&utm_source=Twitter

 

[Ray Finkle]

Manzoni Gardens in 1966.

I can't believe how clean it looks

I have some hazy memories of this place from the late 80's.

There was definitely something quite special about watching that huge neon pint glass empty, then fill up again. Brew XI I think it was?

Full credit to John Ball for the picture which is taken from @Brumpic Twitter linked below.

https://twitter.com/brumpic

 

[wolfheze]

Remember the neon sign. Think you could see it as you came up towards St Martins on the buzz

 

[Ray Finkle]

Remember the neon sign. Think you could see it as you came up towards St Martins on the buzz

Yup........on the side of the Fuji Film building

 

[Jon Dempsey]

And then King Kong stood in the park.

 

[rollo]

King Kong stood around for a while then went walk about to various location's I think he ended up on a car lot or something like that.

Perhaps they could commission another and put him on one of the new buildings, they just need a crane anyone know where to get one.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Does anybody know what the building in the background, just to the right of the John Bright Street Casino, was? It looks as if it was roughly where the Orion development now stands.

 

[Ianbutty]

Blimey Brum was brutal at one point. Just about one of the worst open spaces imaginable. I once worked with an architect called Ivor Cunningham, lovely chap, who worked with Eric Lyon's. They were the pioneers of homes in a garden concept where the hard and soft landscaping blended so that the outdoor space became part of the living space, whether shared or private. Shame that Brum city council did not bring them in to design manzoni square.

Nonetheless, gladly the city now looks stunning, busy, youthful and smart....still some work to do, but...

 

[Brum X]

Still miss the Coca Cola sign.



Get it back on the top, Now

 

[Brum X]

Does anybody know what the building in the background, just to the right of the John Bright Street Casino, was? It looks as if it was roughly where the Orion development now stands.

I think it is Alpha Tower Ray, just looks a different angle from that pic but if you look closer you can see the curve on either end of the main tower.