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Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Norman Dunn on 18/10/2024, 11:35:53

Another familiar view from the days when you got the Shields bus from Worswick St.

High-st-Gateshead-1970s-copy

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Liz Dance on 18/10/2024, 12:18:39, in reply to "Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

Said it so many times Gateshead High street was so vibrant in the late 50’s early 60’s compared to the run down depressing area it is now.

Nice photo.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Allan Campbell on 18/10/2024, 20:12:34, in reply to "Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

I remember when they introduced those buses maybe 1963 ish.

They took them off to clean them after about 3 weeks to remove the nicotine off the interior.

I used to get on at Palmers and the upper deck was smoke filled before going over Station bridge.

Allan C.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Stan Wears on 19/10/2024, 12:56:00, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

Gateshead Odeon had 3 more rows of seats than Newcastle Odeon. The last time I went in there it was 7/6d upstairs best seats! About 1966...

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Sheila on 19/10/2024, 13:11:23, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

Did Gateshead Odeon have someone playing an organ that lit up in changing colours before the film started.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Brian on 19/10/2024, 16:05:27, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

It was a Compton organ and was indeed lit by what was called 'rainbow illumination. Nat King Cole appeared there in 1954.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Sheila on 19/10/2024, 18:09:57, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

Thank you Brian, know my parents used to go to a cinema in Gateshead especially to hear the organ music. My father was a great fan.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Brian on 19/10/2024, 18:28:55, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

The organ was played for the last time the week before it closed in January 1975, the organ was eventually moved to a cinema in Bolton.

Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago

Posted by Liz Dance on 19/10/2024, 13:29:45, in reply to "Re: Gateshead High St over 50 years ago"

I remember, I think I must have been 10 or 11, going to The Victor Sylvester School of Dancing every Saturday morning, it was in a place near to Bywells, I can’t for the life of me remember what i5 was called.

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