Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Bluep*ss]

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The BOBS..................blimey was it so long ago...........went in the late 1950's./ early 1960's....................

<a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJBdWyjscdk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJBdWyjscdk</a>

 

[Gordyola]

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How the area around the Etihad Stadium and Campus used to look. Click on the link for more pictures.

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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/digital-project-brings-belle-vue-8554242#rlabs=8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... 42#rlabs=8</a>

How Bell Vue Gardens used to look. Click on the link for more pictures.

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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalgia/pictured-how-belle-vue-zoological-8562146" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... al-8562146</a>

Stuart Street power station in the background with the cooling towers Stuart Street is where the Velodrome is now

 

[oakiecokie]

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The BOBS..................blimey was it so long ago...........went in the late 1950's./ early 1960's....................

<a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJBdWyjscdk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJBdWyjscdk</a>

Fucking brilliant mate.Been racking me bastard brains out for the last hour or so trying to remember the name. The Bobs.I`ve spent a fair few bob on that thing in the late 60`s early 70`s.

 

[cleavers]

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Been racking me bastard brains out for the last hour or so trying to remember the name.

You should have checked the photo more carefully ;o)

 

[blueeyesmcfc]

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The tall building to the left of the power station is Bradford Pit which is right near where the stadium is built

 

[oakiecokie]

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Been racking me bastard brains out for the last hour or so trying to remember the name.

You should have checked the photo more carefully ;o)

Fucking hell !! Should have gone to Specsavers mate. ;)

 

[somapop]

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An early fore runner of the Panda Log Flume which WILL be built on the collar site:

Be great to see a similar (but clearly updated) 'destination' built in the area, albeit without the animals (apart from the Pandas).
Transport might be an issue...not sure if the trams could cope with piping so many people into the collar site unless there was significant parking (North Car parks to remain)?
Not sure how feasible it is to get a train station/line nearby (I'm sure someone on here mentioned that in the past).

 

[Jacko1956]

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Been racking me bastard brains out for the last hour or so trying to remember the name.

You should have checked the photo more carefully ;o)

Fucking hell !! Should have gone to Specsavers mate. ;)

Remember as a six year old watching the top of the Bobs and the carriages going up and down from the flat on top of my uncles grocery shop on Stanley Grove, used to watch them for ages and thought it was amazing ! Happy days

 

[Jacko1956]

Re: Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Threa

Been racking me bastard brains out for the last hour or so trying to remember the name.

You should have checked the photo more carefully ;o)

Fucking hell !! Should have gone to Specsavers mate. ;)

Remember as a six year old watching the top of the Bobs and the carriages going up and down from the flat on top of my uncles grocery shop on Stanley Grove, used to watch them for ages and thought it was amazing ! Happy days

 

[remember arthur mann]

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Also the Bobs little sister the Scenic Railway !