Sardonicat wrote: » I used to get my copies of "Smash Hits" and "No. 1" in there. They were bimonthly and came out on alternate weeks. When I was younger I use to get "Girl" magazine in there - it was a comic for tweenies - a bit more grown up than Bunty and Tammy. I felt very grown up calling in on my way home from school once a week for my magazine order! Do such things even exist any more for children and young teens?
kn wrote: » The Russell Arcade is going back a bit. That went downhill as soon as the Shopping Centre opened and the Shopping Centre went downhill as soon as Manor opened......and so it goes.....
Panda Killa wrote: » Right...who remembers walking into the front entrance of McCann's on Castle street...and walking out the back in Ashe street?
Sardonicat wrote: » Me!
Panda Killa wrote: » I knew you would mom
CiarraiAbu2 wrote: » Anybody remember the name of the bakery/cafe in there or who owned it.
SouthWesterly wrote: » Tralee has a shopping centre??
Paulrio456 wrote: » Hi everyone. Hope it’s ok to post this on here as a few were enquiring when the burger shack will reopen. We are looking at 4/5 weeks as we are doing an extensive renovation and workers are only getting back now. Nervous uncertainty ahead for all businesses. Good to see so many doing improvements too. Hope to see ye all soon. Paul.
Ciarrai76 wrote: » Can't remember that at all!?
Quackster wrote: » Yeah, small and poorly stocked in comparison with other outlets in town. No great loss, except for the staff of course. One of the town centre's biggest weaknesses is the proliferation of small units that are of absolutely no use to most chain stores. Needs to be more consolidation of vacent units wherever possible.
Sardonicat wrote: » I moved here in 1980 and don't think it survived long beyond that year, if at all. My memory of the place is very hazy so must only have been in there a handful of times.
Kerry Gooner wrote: » Still there in the mid 80’s, front part was a shop and the Ashe St side operated as a cash and carry.
ongarboy wrote: » Bakers Oven! And I thought the newsagents was called Porters. I never remember it being called Carroll's. Being an anorak here but if I remember correctly, (as it was our family's main walking route into town from Narries territory) Russell arcade had: Porters newsagents Miller's Shoes Garveys butcher Charlie's Fruit & Veg Liam O'Connor toys (and my first experience of Slush Puppys lol!!) Pat Kelly children's wear Bakers Oven Home Decor centre And possibly one more shop at Dennys end that I can't recall what was in there. A very handy little arcade...And yes it used to be thronged back in the day!
Sardonicat wrote: » Ah OK. I suppose as a kid I didn't have much reason to be going in there! I remember going in with my Dad a few times. Do you remember Pennies on the opposite side of The Mall to where it is now and being able to walk through to Quinsworth on The Square?
acequion wrote: » Aww this is really bringing back memories.:) I couldn't quite recall the names of the shops but you're spot on. If you stand in front of the present day Shaws with the town centre behind you, Shaws front door would be the main entrance to the arcade and Porters was on your right, Miller's Shoes on your left. A little further down on your right was Baker's Oven. It used to be a buzzing little arcade and it lasted well into the 80's if I remember well.
carchaeologist wrote: » Bailys Corner now has its magnificent new frontage fitted. A fantastic addition to Castle St, which certainly needs the facelift.
kn wrote: » Quinnsworth was where Byrnesworth is now.
kn wrote: » Exactly as I remember and the toy store was on the left as you walked in from Bridge St. I remember it being a particularly cluttered place.
ejmaztec wrote: » There's a risk of Manor West being a carbon copy of the town centre if they don't find a Debenhams replacement. I was thinking that someone like Shaws could take it on, and possibly have the same or similar concession in place. I wonder if they've actually considered it? It would be another nail in the town centre coffin if they did decide to move up there. Of course, the usual run of rumours get spread around, like Next moving in there, or whatever, which would still leave a vacant unit.
