I’d do a parade of shops from a 1960s Brutalist arcade. Can’t be doing with cutesy fake nostalgia stuff. #potterythrowdown - ThreadSky

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janehill.bsky.social • 30 days ago

I’d do a parade of shops from a 1960s Brutalist arcade. Can’t be doing with cutesy fake nostalgia stuff. #potterythrowdown

Stonebow in York with a beach of Coral, the greasy spoon cafe and the underground night club.

Another failed comedy pitch of mine. Perhaps having a bookie called Roger Boyes was a bit too far.

I like this idea. With a laundrette?

Yep. Keep it proper 60s. A laundrette, a Dolcis and a travel agent.

Dolcis! I had those shoes for years

Would that be nostalgia for 1960s Modernism? Because sadly we have lost some of the best examples.

I know. I guess doing the Tricorn Shopcentre would be proper nostalgia.

The former Drakes Circus "mall". Happy Days.

Yep, that kind of thing. Wouldn’t have to do all those individual brick marks.

You might have to do some modern art bas-relief somewhere though.

Like this!

Used to walk past that every day on my way to walk. Endangered now due to planned development of the area.

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