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Last edited by PhilipG; 03-19-2008 at 08:41 PM.
I've said this before, but I really want to see the ABC in Lime Street brought back into use.
This would be great for '08. It's nine years this month since the cinema closed and externally the building looks fine.
I'd love to see the inside of this place. What could be done with it?
A nice sports bar? Quite possible.
Some sort of cinema museum? Seems very unlikely but I'd love it
A small casino / arcade? Nice idea - the one at Queen Sq. is good though.
With the big '08 banner, it's easy to forget about the architectural beauty of the former Forum / ABC.
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Last edited by PhilipG; 03-19-2008 at 08:42 PM.
Originally Posted by PhilipG
That banner is disgusting.
Capital of Culture indeed!
The ABC is a Listed Building, and if we can't see the interior, we should at least be allowed to see the exterior.
That's gonna be our Capital of Culture surprise. They'll take the banner off like a red curtain revealing our 'new building for 2008', hoping we'd all forgotten it was behind the banner. LOL
Thanks to everyone who has posted pictures of the old Cinemas in Liverpool, they bring back so many great memories
To meet an old friend in a distant land is like refreshing rain after a long drought.
There are some photos inside the ABC in 2006 here: http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ead.php?t=4651
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Last edited by PhilipG; 03-19-2008 at 08:42 PM.
Yes, that's very true. They're interesting photos, though I'm not sure I approve of the way they were obtained.
The Odeon On Allerton used to be the ABC too.
Last film I remember seeing In the ABC On Lime Street was Waynes World 2..gif "Celb (6)")
Might of been the Nutty Professor though.
I deffo saw WW2 there though.
Gididi Gididi Goo.
Yes, I remember.This is where we came in, Lindy!.gif "Celb (23)")
I've never seen any pics of the Cabbage Hall before it was altered.
I had a look at those pics too.
What a terrible waste and such a shame to leave that cinema like that.
The Futurist over the road is the same - but probably in a much worse state -as Philip said.
It will be a crime if they take away the ABC. Surely they wouldn't !! ??
(nothing would surprise me tho' )
I wouldn't mind taking pics like they did but I'd have to make sure the Bizzies didn't see an open door.
Gididi Gididi Goo.
I have to say, comments like this piss me off, as they're often attributed to my own explores.It's interesting that they say the building is secure.
Obviously not secure enough!
They broke in - that's obvious by the fact that the only illumination is from the camera's flash, and they hide their faces.
Besides, if you read through the thread, they admit as much.
If they can get in, anybody can, and you only have to consider the Futurist over the road where the interior is wrecked so completely that the building will have to be demolished.
And that was caused more by intruders than by the weather.
I can assure you 100% that these people didn't break in. The reason it took them so long to get in there is because they were not prepared to break in. And when have you ever seen my face? If you look at any of the 100s of explores on that forum documented by me, you won't find my face on any of them. Purely because if people are going to start making unresearched accusations, it only makes things worse.
As it happens, I know the way in they took, and ingenious as it is, it DOES NOT involve criminal damage of any kind, and is not openly accessible to the public. In short, that building is as secure as it needs to be. It's extremely doubtful that anybody could get in who intends to cause the building harm.
Yes, intruders do a lot of damage in some cases, but the guy who took those pictures is a well-travelled 'explorer', and is not your average chav with a camera phone. He's taken some very good photos, is a nice guy and I resent reading stuff like that written about him. He's doing this kind of thing just like I am.
I will, however, say this: I appreciate your sentiment, and the angle you're coming from. I've stood in places and felt totally distraught surveying the debris from vandalism. Earlier this month I returned to the fantastic Tate & Lyle conveyor tower to find it ransacked. Original 1950s decore wrecked, hand painted and numbered porcelain fuses smashed, rare control panels ripped out. It's heartbreaking.
Because of this, I can understand your despair, but I have to say, that cinema is pretty bl00dy secure. I know this, as it's the reason why I (and the many others who have expressed an interest in exploring it) have been denied for so long.
In summary - that forum does not promote vandalism of any kind. It's owners and moderators are my friends, and they ruthlessly remove from it anyone who would vandalise, break, set fire or grafitti a building.
We've worked with the Police to help investigate damage to buildings (including a similar cinema burnt down in London), tried to get buildings listed and even cleaned up places we've explored. Please don't group us in with the mindless yobs who destroy our historic buildings - we're like chalk and cheese.
Excuse the rant, but I had to...
Good on yer.
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