Quote Originally Posted by Terry
i dont think land should neccessarily be built on just for the sake of it.Thats been happening for too long now everywhere!.There is too much pressure being put on developers i feel,to just build build build on any spare land people dont like the look of.
I would like to see some of these areas (grot spots)& we all have them,put to other use such as community allotments,or even just grassed over,if only to improve the appearance of the area.The local authority should force the owners of the land to maintain it,or face financial penalties.
I don't know if its being done already but someone from the City Council needs to go around identifying land that is looking drab & identifying who owns the land in readiness for 2008.
Lets concentrate on bringing some of the existing buildings back into use first,before building elsewhere just for the sake of it.
I do agree with you but In the case of Seymour street/London Road Corner something of Geogian style should be built to make the area look nicer. It is now the main route to get to the station and so the area is now becomming a one of the main places to be. Surely something which is very low key could be constructed?



Renovation wise, well St Mary's Road in Garston would be a good place to start. This once grand throughfare has just deteriorated and deteriorated over the years. Walton has come up again thankfully! And Kensington is starting to now aswell.

Back in the City Centre, the area around the Chinatown Gate needs some work carried out. Big Style. The Chinese Supermarket (?) building on Duke Street (opposite the new piazza) should be knocked down really as it is just a mess and brings the area down. Chinatown in Liverpool is the oldest outside of China and so investment should be pumped into this small area of the city centre in order to bring it up to scratch again. Dare I say it, Manchester's is quite a pleasant place to be with the park and all that. But Liverpool's feels slightly drabby and tired to me (not sure if others feel the same way there!)

On the whole, I think that the City still has a long way to go before things are looking as they should do. Nevertheless, things are being done. Paradise Street is taking shape and the Lime Street Gateway will hopefully commence soon. Just quickly, the Lime Street Gateway is something of interest. They are doing some great things outside of the station, but what about the view when you come out of the station. The St Johns Car Park is the real grot spot on Lime Street! Why cant a mock facade be built around the car park to mask it's uglyness?

PS. I meant Futurist Cinemar and not the Astoria! alpologies for any confusion!