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All Night Cafe in Broad Street early 1970s
- Thread starter Lemonella
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Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Where on Broad Street was the cafe as there were a couple of all nighters The Tow Rope & the rendezvous, both have been discussed on here on numerous occasions. I don't remember either being run by an Asian chap, but the last time I used either of them would have been about 1968.
It would have been at the top end going away from town. It was quite run down.
It would have been in 1972/3 when we were there.
Eric Gibson
master brummie
When I worked for Watsons (Broad Street) in the late fifties there was a Greek restaurant directly opposite the showroom so that would be on the right hand side going out of town and maybe a couple of hundred yards or so past Sheepcote Street.
The Salamis rings a bell, thanks for your reply.
On second thoughts, I googled Salamis and they served Greek food, and my cafe didn't really serve meals, so it must have been the Saints and Sinners.
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
Lemonella
I've just been reading up about the Saints ans Sinners on Broad Street and it was described as very much the same as the Tow Rope cafe but at the end of Broad Street, Where it was also an all nighter that catered for late night club goers and criminals mixed with drug addicts looking for a fix. Sounds just like the sort of place I liked to frequent, myself being among the late night clubbers of course.
I've just been reading up about the Saints ans Sinners on Broad Street and it was described as very much the same as the Tow Rope cafe but at the end of Broad Street, Where it was also an all nighter that catered for late night club goers and criminals mixed with drug addicts looking for a fix. Sounds just like the sort of place I liked to frequent, myself being among the late night clubbers of course.
I remember feeling a little uncomfortable there LOL
the saints and sinners was owned by salem,and he could tell fortunes ,people came to him from far and wide,,i knew him well, he passed away circa 20 yrs ago , he had massive home in carpenter rd 10 bed rooms in edgbaston, sold for over 1million 20 yrs ago, he had 8or 9 daughters all are professionals, he himself was very clever,,, he ran the cafe with his 2 brothers,,,if needed they were very tough guys,,,best wishes john griffin
the saints and sinners was owned by salem ,,,i knew him well he was very clever,,he genuinely could tell fortunes he was also a brilliant lawyer, i used him often, far better than ones in town charging the earth, he died suddenly of a heart attack, he was a lovely guy and i saw him often, i know his daughters are all top professionals , they went to very good schools,
I very often think of him and the cafe, he was so lovely and he told our fortune about how many children we would have and he was right. He was a kind man, he took time to sit and talk to us.
