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Another photo of View 3. Here is the same view after the existing buildings had been demolished, and the building of the ICC / Symphony Hall had begun. No date on this picture, but it must be AFTER November 1986 (the date of the first picture above) so 1987 or 1988 (I really wish I had dated...

The next 4 pictures are "View 3" (Views 1 and 2 are above). The picture below was taken in November 1986, after the building of the Convention Centre (ICC) and Symphony Hall had been announced, but before much work had started. On the far right you can see a large orange sign announcing the...

This is still "View 2" and there are only 4 pictures from this viewpoint. This is picture 4. This is a fairly recent photo, taken in November 2010, when the renovation of the area had been finished for quite a while. The Brasshouse has become a pub / restaurant, and of course Brindley Place...

This is still "View 2" and there are only 4 pictures from this viewpoint. This is picture 3. No date on this picture, but maybe 1988. We now have movement on The Brasshouse in the foreground, and the old building on the far right is being restored (which I think is now Reflex - the 80s bar -...

I moved in to Gladys Road in about 1982 (I think it was). At the time I moved in it was NOT a cul de sac (the Coventry Road was NOT a dual carriageway at that time and there were houses / shops / businesses on the other side of the road from Gladys Road - a huge wood yard for example). Then...

In fact I was very interested in that little map that was posted in #601 It showed Gladys Road, and other nearby roads, with a number of houses built but also many "gaps" between the houses showing the houses were built in different phases. When we moved in we were were told that the street...

I lived in Gladys Road for a couple of years. I got divorced in the early 1980s and moved out of the family home. I had no money so needed to buy a house as cheaply a possible while I sorted myself out. I got a 100% mortgage and bought 37 Gladys Road for £15,000 (yes £15,000). During the...

This is still "View 2" and there are only 4 pictures from this viewpoint. This is picture 2. No date on this pictures but maybe 1987 (and it is VERY grainy) Not much movement on The Brasshouse in the foreground (except the adverts posted on the walls and windows have changed), but the...

This is now "View 2" in my series and there are only 4 pictures from this viewpoint. This picture is dated November 1986, 33 years ago. This shows a run down building on Broad Street which was restored and is now The Brasshouse (according to Google Street View). It is to the LEFT of the canal...

Most of the hotels in the city centre don't have their own parking, though many have "deals" with local NCP car parks or similar. And I think a 4 star city centre hotel right opposite the cathedral (the hotel is due to face the cathedral square) will be very popular. Mind you the Grand Hotel...

In the first photo (black and white) in post 610, look to the right of the minaret tower in front of the Hippodrome. Looks like they are building the offices that go over Hurst Street which became part of the buildings along Smallbrook Queensway. I read somewhere a while ago that I believe...

I went in the House of Fraser store (ex Rackhams) on Corporation Street a week or so back. I mainly went in there to see what was happening to the store and how it was coping with all their troubles. I have to say it was rather sad walking round it. The stairs to the basement were blocked off...

Fascinating article here on the history of the canal arms in the centre of Birmingham. One set were based where Centenary Square is now (Baskerville Wharfs), the others where the "Arena Central" site is now (near Alpha Tower). More here...

Here is the sixth and final photo of View 1 (more views to follow) This photo was taken in November 2010 long after everything was finished. You can just see the Malt House pub on the very left (where President Clinton drank during the G8 summit), then the ICC (International Convention...

Here is the same view as the four pictures above. Date of October 1989 on the back of this one (so about 30 years old). Most of the cranes have gone for the building of the convention centre, just one left, and you can now clearly see the roof of the convention centre sticking above the new...

Now for two more photos of "View 1", both taken in the mid 1980s and follow on from the photos above. Sadly the first is a rather dull and grainy picture (I must have been using cheap film). No date on the back of this photo, but is it is AFTER November 1986 (the date of picture 2 above) so...

Here is the same view as Picture 1 above, but after they began development of the site (and the sun is shining). There is a date on the back of the photograph of November 1986. If you compare the two pictures you see that some of the buildings on the left have been demolished, and the building...

Well here is a picture that may shock you all. It shocked me when I first scanned it in a few years ago. Believe it or not this shows the site of the ICC (Convention Centre), Brindley Place and the Sea Life Centre. This photo was taken at some point in the early 1980s but I am not sure of the...

In the early 1980s Birmingham council began to clear the area around Broad Street to build the International Convention Centre (ICC), the National Indoor Arena (NIA), and Brindley Place, as well as many apartments. I went up there with my trusty camera (pre-digital of course) to try and capture...

Viv, happy to create a new topic and post all 30 views if you like (I did post them on this web site years ago before the site was hacked and all the photos were deleted). Can you suggest which part of the site I should create this new topic, it is such a huge site ! Shall I create a new...