cms88 wrote: » I sometimes wonder why they're not called up on it. Anything that happens they take credit for it and if it doen't work it they just try to pretend like it never happened.
kn wrote: » I remember Carroll's was at the front and all the comics were there. The toy store was further down. Got an evil kenevil there one Christmas. It is the one Christmas present I always remember - loved it. And of course he did a show in the ASP back in the early 80's cowboy's and everything. It was really unique at the time I remember it really well. A Friday night I'm going to say circa 1983.
pawdee wrote: » It wasn't Evel Knievel that did a show in ASP but Eddie Kidd. I was there but can't remember the year. Early 80s anyway. Anyone remember The Burger Garden?
Sully34 wrote: » Anyone remember the Leisure way?
Sully34 wrote: » Leisure way had newsagents out the front. Bakery in the centre. That Dublin lad who owns Ikon had a shop in there. There was also a pet shop. Upstairs had a hairdressers and a vegetarian restaurant
manoverboards wrote: » What was the vegetarian restaurant, don't remember that?
kn wrote: » I only remember when it was H Williams - not as an arcade.
manoverboards wrote: »
Quackster wrote: » It was a still a shopping centre while H Williams was there. H Williams just took over Tesco's former footprint. Even when Dunnes first opened there, after they left the town centre and while they were building NCR, they restricted themselves to the Tesco/H Williams part and the rest of the (now vacent) shopping centre was boarded off. It was only when Dunnes reopened the Horan Centre in the late nineties that they occupied the whole of it.
acequion wrote: » Was that 70's or 80's? Vaguely remember it. Does anyone remember "The Cordon Bleu" in the Square? Fine dining wasn't the in thing back in the days of bacon and cabbage but that place was quite posh I think.:)
phormium wrote: » Leisure was definitely there until mid 80's, not sure from when, I started work in town centre in 1980. I absolutely loved The Cordon Bleu I'd say it was the best we had for a while, Chez Jean Marc if that's how it was spelt came later but that place was just fantastic, I still remember their Chocolate Marquise for dessert, omg! That was there in early 90s I would guess, somewhere up Castle Street upstairs on the side where Baileys is now, I feel a little further than that but before Gaywear at the time. He moved to Kinsale I think.
Ciarrai76 wrote: » And you can't say anything against them! I know a few businesses who initially had joined as members, but didn't renew their membership as they felt they got nothing for it.
E mac wrote: » Saw pictures of Russell Arcade a while back on either Clerys or Kennelly's photo archive.
Sully34 wrote: » Tom's cabin
cms88 wrote: » Only a very small few do get anything out of it. I know of people who had started different things and once they looked like they were going well the chamber jumped on board and runed the whole thing. Are they still doing them voucher things? They were supposed to be thir big game chamger for the town
fuerte1976 wrote: » Do I remember correctly 'Bilkos' in where abrakebabra is now?
Ciarrai76 wrote: » It was yes. They also owned Smythies Café in the middle of the centre.
Sardonicat wrote: » Had my first ever slice of cheese cake in there. Thought I was very sophisticated ! Imagine, a time when cheesecake was exotic!
g1983d wrote: » That name does ring a bell alright but as I've thought about it I seem to recall rock city diner as a name too. It's amazing how your forget something that sp clear in the mind a few years ago
Panda Killa wrote: » Rock City Diner is spot on
Quackster wrote: » That was on the ground floor though, wasn't it?
Ciarrai76 wrote: » Was that not the one in the Mall, on the corner to Ashe street?
Panda Killa wrote: » Yes.. that's the one I'm on about... Bilkos was the one down where abrakebabra is nown
