Pype Hayes - Tyburn Road, Apollo Cinema

[Ian FOFB]

The 'then' pictures are taken from old postcards, the 'now' pictures taken from Google Streetview.
From what is showing at the Apollo it dates the picture to around 1959, the cinema closed not long afterwards and was knocked down to be replaced by a typical '60's concrete monstrosity.
I'm pretty sure similar versions of the earlier pic are on the Cinema thread.

Ian.

 

[Frothblower]

What happened to the "then" photo Ian

 

[dek carr]

Ian your scanner must be over heating we,ve only got the now one.Dek

 

[Dave M]

I'm pretty sure similar versions of the earlier pic are on the Cinmea thread.

have the pics somewhere

 

[Ian FOFB]

Picture corruption peeps - edited it and re-upped it - apologies.

Ian.

 

[davidfowler]

Hi Ian, I've got a large copy of the "then" one. The date states 22nd April 1959.

 

[Alf]

I'm pretty sure similar versions of the earlier pic are on the Cinmea thread.

have the pics somewhere

Here you are Dave

There is a couple you can't see

https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23389&page=2

 

[Dave M]

Here you are Dave

There is a couple you can't see

https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23389&page=2

Yes thanks Alf

 

[Dave M]

Found one of the missing pics

 

[Alf]

Nice one Dave what is that concrete rubbish anyway

 

[Dave M]

Nice one Dave what is that concrete rubbish anyway

Shops and flats I believe

 

[davidfowler]

After The Apollo it became a Fine Fare Supermarket and I got a Saturday (and a couple of evenings in the week) job there while still at school. I wanted to save some money as my Dad said he's match what I could save so I could buy a car. It was a Dellow for £90 ! Great little motor. Also I managed to take out one of the girl part timers for a few months - a really pretty Irish girl who lived next to the railway at Castle Bromwich. Wonder what became of her.

 

[paul stacey]

Pype hayes is name I hav't heard in an age of an age, I met a girl in the new Wimpy bar down town about 1961, who lived on the tyburn road Sylvia Murphy I wonder where she is now.
paul

 

[Alf]

Pype hayes is name I hav't heard in an age of an age, I met a girl in the new Wimpy bar down town about 1961, who lived on the tyburn road Sylvia Murphy I wonder where she is now.
paul

Got me thinking Paul played Football at Pype Hayes Park a few times also Golf at their Municipal Course and in all those years I've known it I never knew anything about its name, now I know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pype_Hayes_Hall

 

[paul stacey]

thats true alf never really knew what a few of the district names actually ment.
paul