Shields in the 50's

[Tommasi]

http://youtu.be/6dqFk0zvL2Q

Quite depressing watching this, I'm far too young to remember it being this busy but the town is really dead on its arse these days.

[Mr Redknapp]

Jesus

I work through there and its like a different place

[Teed]

Qaulity that, reminds me of the town when it had class and a buzz about it.

[luvulongtime]

them big silver cross prams

[Tommasi]

I never used to know what me Nanna really meant when she said the metro was one of the worst things to ever to happen to Shields, but I sort of do now.

[Heeeed the Ball]

Originally Posted by Teed

Qaulity that, reminds me of the town when it had class and a buzz about it.

Yes the town was just like that, I was born in the 50s

[kermode]

I was walking through Shields on Wednesday and just admiring the Town Hall and how nice some of the streets are. Such a shame its died a death as any sort of retail/economic centre. As Tomassi points out, the metro or the modern world if you like has killed it.

Tin hat on, better town centre than Sunderland in terms of its look.

[YorkMackem]

Originally Posted by Heeeed the Ball

Yes the town was just like that, I was born in the 50s

Shields was at least 32 bus rides from Peterlee in those days man.

[Heeeed the Ball]

I got a glimse of a 400 year old map and Shields was on it, it was oringally spelt Sheales and the was no North Shields

[ravydavygravy]

The car has effectively killed most town cetres. That and shite retail parks/tescso.

The first step to recovery must be to scrap parking fees.