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Commented on The permanent revolution
Political waves of oligarchy tend to dry up over time, and be replaced by progressive democrats. They seem to happen roughly every fifty yearsish, I feel. IMHO, the tide has turned in the US, though there's too MUCH to undo....
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von.hitchofen commented on
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I'm only a recent resident of Grimsby - and not even Grimsby, but its rural hinterlands - but the Ice House and Ice Factory are two separate buildings, of that I'm certain http://lds.localdataimages.com/large/1225/12251348.jpg is on Victor Street, and the actual Ice Factory is on the docks http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49450000/jpg/_49450712_lincolnshire,_grimsby,_the_ice_factory-1.jpg at Gorton street, full details here http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-479276-the-grimsby-ice-factory-including-railin [more than you could ever want to know, in fact] you sound like you know Grimsby well - you called it Cleethorpe Road for a start!...
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Antonia T Tiger commented on
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As I said, I had driving lessons in the town, a long time ago. The A180 didn't exist back then. Nor the A16 Peaks Parkway: that was still obviously an old railway, with assorted level crossings and underpasses. The A16 ran up Scartho Road in those days. I was having a look at the Streetview images, and Freeman Street is looking pretty rough these days. The images are dated October 2012, and obviously after normal opening hours, but far too many of the shuttered shops have no sign above the shutter. And the cinema has gone. I cannot find any...
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https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawkqk9-kY6-O2t3H2mZBJLc-IfcBSZMCxqQ commented on
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I purposely kept this response simple so that I was certain I wasn't saying things I shouldn't. With over 30 years in the US Department of Defense, both in and out of uniform, I try to be careful what I say in public fora. This Wikipedia entry has a short but seemingly accurate description of NCA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Command_Authority...
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von.hitchofen commented on
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Lots has changed in Grimsby - once upon a time, according to a taxi-driver/local historian there was once sixteen cinemas in Grimsby, and the ones in Freeman street and Kent street are long gone, mid nineties and mid seventies respectively. Now there is only one, and it's in Cleethorpes... http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/58181691.jpg ...but its an improvement on what was there before - and now only the clientele are dirty or unpleasant! I think the Kent Street one is where I saw Bambi, when I was three http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/2324010684_34f8ec93ee.jpg Freeman street has been in continual decline since the advent of the Freshney Place shopping...
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Antonia T Tiger commented on
The permanent revolution
When I was roaming Grimsby, trying to pass driving tests, Freshney Place was about half the size it is now. Back then it was the Riverhead Centre, and very roughly just the section nearest Victoria Street. The road ran through at the back of those shops, across the current bus station, and onto Victoria Street, past the junction with Pasture Street. The car parks for the Riverhead were between that road and the water. I think there were pedestrian subways. I think I might be horribly confused if I tried to drive through now. Incidentally, it's a good example of...
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