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View 8, Picture 3. Third picture of this view, dated July 1990 Site now totally cleared and looks almost ready for development to start. A new hotel, the Novotel, has appeared on the right (which is still there and still the same name). Lots of rubbish in the canal, they have certainly...

View 8, Picture 2 No date on this picture I am afraid. Could be any time between November 1986 (the date of the first picture above) and July 1990 (the date of the next picture). The site has been almost totally cleared. The Ikon gallery and Church remain. The low building in the centre is...

This is View 8, and four pictures in this set. This is of Brindley Place (believe it or not). This picture was taken in November 1986, as they were clearing the site. I am standing by the canal and facing Broad Street, with the site of the National Indoor Arena (not built yet of course) behind...

This is View 7, and the fifth (and last) photo of this "View 7" set. This photo was taken in November 2010 when the Hyatt hotel had been long finished. View 7 Picture 5) Gas Street basin and Hyatt Hotel, Broad Street

This is View 7 Picture 3, dated February 1989. The building of the Hyatt hotel is now well under way, and you can just see the ICC being built in the background on the left as well. View 7 Picture 3) Gas Street basin and the Hyatt Hotel

This is View 7 Picture 2, but no date on the picture (1987 or 1988). The site in front (Hyatt Hotel site) has been cleared and now boarded up ready for the development of the Hyatt Hotel to start. Unfortunately I did not include any of the ICC site on the left so we cannot see how the ICC...

This is View 7, taken from Gas Street Basin looking towards the proposed site of the Hyatt Hotel. Here is a small map showing where I am standing, and what direction I am pointing for the photo. Click on it to see it larger. This is picture 1, dated November 1986, after the Convention Centre...

This is View 6, and the fifth (and last) photo of this "View 6" set. This photo was taken in November 2010 when the ICC had been long finished. The telegraph pole, that has been in every other photo, has also been removed. Brindley Place has also been long finished, and that lovely red...

View 6, Picture 4. Same view, this one dated December 1989, and luckily it was Winter so no leaves on the trees. The Convention Centre building now seems complete (at least the outside), and now loads of workman's portakabins around. Lots of workman's cars dotted around as well. View 6...

This is view 6, and as it is not the most exciting view of the series I am posting pictures 2 and 3 in this update . First - View 6, Picture 2 No date on this picture. My guess is 1987 as I have one more undated picture I have posted below (1988?), then another one dated 1989 which I will post...

Now for View 6 (Views 1 to 5 are above) and there are 5 photos in this set. I have to be honest and say these are not the most exciting pictures in this series, but I am posting them for completeness. This is one of the problems you have when you start taking pictures of something ISN'T there...

This is View 5, and the fourth (and last) photo of this "View 5" set. This photo was taken in November 2010 when the Hyatt hotel had been long finished. I think this hotel still looks very modern and has not dated, even though it has been open over 25 years. View 5 Picture 4) Site of Hyatt...

View 5, photo number 3. Picture dated December 1989, and the Hyatt look almost finished, at least the outside. I remember a story about the blue bridge on the right. The bridge was ordered to link the Convention Centre to the hotel, and they built it to fit the wall on the right (seen behind...

Second photo from View 5. No date on this picture I am afraid (1987 or 1988). Site has been boarded up, in preparation for work on the Hyatt hotel to start I guess. Not much changed, except someone has dug up the block paving in front and just replaced it with tarmac. I have to say this one...

Now for View 5, some "before and after" shots of the Hyatt Hotel development on Broad Street. There are 4 pictures in View 5 Here is a small map showing where I am standing, and what direction I am pointing for the photo. Click on it to see it larger. The picture below was taken in November...

Says here it was William Butlers brewery (founder of Mitchells and Butlers) It was behind the Crown Inn which is still there (but with a new name) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_Inn,_Birmingham It was Butlers Crown Brewery, a little bit about it here...

Here is View 4, but only a single picture in this set. As I mentioned in View 3 Picture 1 above, there was a huge sign announcing the ICC and Symphony Hall (which soon disappeared as the building work started). As you can see on the sign, it says "Starting Date Winter 1986", and "Opening Date...

This is View 3, and the fourth (and last) photo of this "View 3" set. This photo was taken in November 2010 when the ICC had been long finished. As you can see Broad Street is very busy with cars, which has not been the case for the last couple of years as they try to reduce the traffic flow...

I now find the method for posting photos on this site VERY easy (compared to how it was a couple of years ago) The only thing you need to remember is to select if you want a thumbnail or the full image displayed in your update. A couple of times I have had an error message that the file was...

This is View 3, and the third photo of this "View 3" set. This picture is dated December 1989. The ICC and Symphony Hall now taking shape. View 3 Picture 3) Broad Street and the front on the Convention Centre