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Post 293 is less easily dated. The council refuse truck has a pre-war (1939?) registration and the other road vehicles do not look much after 1951. The tram, built 1925 lasted until around system closure
I realize that, AL, both were interesting however.I did say...I wasn't sure if the photo of the picture house was from 1916....
Lyn..it could be just an advert ...Dunlop did have a factory there for a while, but I am not 100% sure if it wasn't part of the factory....where the picture house use to be is car sales site now...but the building in the picture with dunlop written on it looks to me like the bank....but next to the bank is York House built around 1904...which isn't the building in the photo, I will need to check out an old map to see what was where....there was also a football pitch close by at one time as well....confusing....
One of the films on the bill board was Fantomas 1913
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The title and storyline in English.The silent French film can be seen here...
Help!!! I am looking for old photo's of Aston c 1880-1900. Many thanksAston, Lozells And Witton Pic Reposted...
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Hi VivAccording to the Cinema Treasures site, Aston Picture House opened in 1913. So the suggested postcard date in #305 is about right.
A map dated 1913 below. The cinema is just below 'Lich' in the Lichfield road mark. Now wondering if the building next to the cinema was a Lichfield Road entrance to Dunlops , the pavement curves into the passageway between the buildings (see the large cross between the buildings). Viv.
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JudyRe: Aston and lozells pic reposted...
oh lol big gee your dad didnt sound best pleased....i really do love posting images that will bring back the memories as lets face it its mostly all we have now but like i always say they cant be taken away from us can they..
judy im sure someone on here will be able to say for certain but i think GEC was in electric avenue or if not it was close by...
ive got about another 60 to post but will do them tomorrow as im now getting posters cramp lol..
lyn