A rare sight these days, someone reading a newspaper while walking down the street. More likely anxious to read the latest on the War or financial news. Today, everyone would be on their mobile phones,
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Colmore Row
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BrummieGeoff
Sparkhill Lad
I don't think this picture of the Eagle Insurance Building dated as 1932 has appeared on this thread before. It's at 122-124 Colmore Row, and is now the Java Lounge Coffee House.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Remembering Colmore Row like that, as an adolescent growing up, it was the place where formal “things”were done! Because I really had no idea other that it was a very formal and gracious place. I hope that makes some sense to someone else.
Yes, banking, insurance services, etc. were all once along Colmore Row. Definitely where the money was - you've only got to look at the buildings. The buildings that used to be on Galloways Corner (possibly Victoria Square address) before demolition were travel companies. I suppose anyone doing business in Colmore Row, might need travel services close by too. In fact, I think it's was (or still is) known as the finance quarter.
This is one of those hard to believe photos. This was the old junction of Colmore Row/Bull Street/Steelhouse Lane. Snow Hill Station would have been behind the photographer to the right. The B&W image is 1953.
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Radiorails
master brummie
Nearly all the modern photographs of Birmingham seem to portray a distinct lack of pedestrians/shoppers. It gives the impression of many pedestrianised thoroughfares that it is a casual walk about place and hence a poor shopping place.
A few screenshots from YouTube of this very busy corner in 1962. (Afraid poor quality) Don't ever remember Boots having the amber coloured shops. Maybe the film has been colourised.
