At work, first time Down here in years (5 Viewers)

[Evo1883]

 

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[Nick]

You sucking people off mate?

 

[Evo1883]

You sucking people off mate?

Atleats you know where I am

 

[Nick]

Atleats you know where I am

Yeah I will drop the money off later, sorry I didn't have all £3 on me.

 

[Evo1883]

Yeah I will drop the money off later, sorry I didn't have all £3 on me.

It's £2.75 for you

 

[stevefloyd]

You sucking people off mate?

You got a fetish about sucking people off?

 

[Saddlebrains]

Utter shithole round there now.

I grew up round there but Jesus, the last few years, its full of utter tramps and immigrants.

Fridges on the streets of swan lane and a fist fight between 2 topless blokes men when i last drove down there

(Disclaimer, just because i said the word immigrant im not a racist)

 

[fernandopartridge]

I think they call it desecration. That estate is dreadful, an utter shithole and it's only be up 10 years or so.

The entry through to Nicholls St seems narrower than I remember

 

[Evo1883]

Best I could do to picture the place, roughly where it would be

 

[fernandopartridge]

I guess the entire estate was sold to 'buy to let' investors during the boom with the consequences it has now

 

[Liquid Gold]

They didn't even build nice houses. Arsenal did it right.

 

[Evo1883]

They didn't even build nice houses. Arsenal did it right.

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That's pretty great tbh

 

[Liquid Gold]

That's pretty great tbh

It was listed so they had to keep a lot of the original. This is the entrance foyer on one side

 

[Saddlebrains]

I think they call it desecration. That estate is dreadful, an utter shithole and it's only be up 10 years or so.

The entry through to Nicholls St seems narrower than I remember

A lot of buy to let but also a lot of council housing there, your citizen, whitefriars etc.

The whole things been a cock up, doesn't even look nice like new housing estates usually do.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

They didn't even build nice houses. Arsenal did it right.

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To be fair though it's quite a different price range and potential clientele.

But yeah, they could've definitely done it better.

 

[Evo1883]

I mean it was never the ritz around there let's be honest, a rough place in general for away fans to go... But driving down their and around the streets it looks awful...

 

[Nick]

You got a fetish about sucking people off?

Nah if you use the word Fetish the price doubles.

 

[clint van damme]

I guess the entire estate was sold to 'buy to let' investors during the boom with the consequences it has now

I almost took a punt due to my cast iron belief that Hillfields would be gentrified.
That's why I'm sticking to premium bonds from now on.

 

[Nick]

I almost took a punt due to my cast iron belief that Hillfields would be gentrified.
That's why I'm sticking to premium bonds from now on.

Full of punters round there.

 

[shmmeee]

It was listed so they had to keep a lot of the original. This is the entrance foyer on one side

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Good luck selling luxury apartments in Hillfields.

 

[BornSlippySkyBlue]

To be fair though it's quite a different price range and potential clientele.

But yeah, they could've definitely done it better.

And Highbury was different gravy to Highfield Road in terms of build quality. Was a well built stadium.

But yeah, they couldn’t really have done much worse with it. 10 years and it’s a run down shithole already.

 

[better days]

And Highbury was different gravy to Highfield Road in terms of build quality. Was a well built stadium.

But yeah, they couldn’t really have done much worse with it. 10 years and it’s a run down shithole already.

They were called the Bank of England club for a reason

 

[BornSlippySkyBlue]

They were called the Bank of England club for a reason

Oak and marble everywhere. Whereas Highfield Road was more like MDF and asbestos panels.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

That's pretty great tbh

Still basically a set of overpriced rabbit hutches only a stones throw from some rough old estates though......I worked security briefly on the highbury quadrant in the mid-90s.....it was like the wild west.

 

[SBT]

Utter shithole round there now.

I grew up round there but Jesus, the last few years, its full of utter tramps and immigrants.

Fridges on the streets of swan lane and a fist fight between 2 topless blokes men when i last drove down there

(Disclaimer, just because i said the word immigrant im not a racist)

Nice of you to bundle them in with the tramps though

 

[ccfcmad1]

Since we left I've never been back up there, can imagine it being a strange experience.....

 

[Nick]

I have been house hunting recently and for what those flats are they still go for a decent wedge to buy.

I assume people just want to rent them out at a premium.

 

[David O'Day]

I had a friend who lived in one and they are pretty shitty inside as well.

Nowhere near worth the money they can go for.

 

[Mcbean]

Sadly all round the quality of new build houses has gone down - we have some Persimmon homes round here and they have been shocking . The surrounds just aren’t built well either so the area looks in disrepair not long after they are built - people have waiting years to get the road adopted by the council so they do at least have tarmac

 

[Sick Boy]

Never been back there since the Derby game and wouldn't want to either, would be a really strange experience.

 

[shmmeee]

Nice of you to bundle them in with the tramps though

Capitalist housing systems do that TBF

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Evo listens to FREE FM

 

[PurpleBin]

I fingered a girl when I was about 16 by some garages just off King Richard Street last right before you get to the ground.

Great times.

 

[ccfc1234]

I mean it was never the ritz around there let's be honest, a rough place in general for away fans to go... But driving down their and around the streets it looks awful...

Miss it, the walk up from town and West Terrace atmospheres. For me football stadiums belong near City centres and blended in with the local community. Biggest mistake we ever made was leaving imo.

How much would we need to know the crap flats down and build it again (obvs not a serious suggestion for many good reasons but I like the idea)

Guess the areas businesses miss the footfall of 18k fans every other week.

 

[Travs]

Binley Oak is gone. Brewer & Baker gone. Can't remember if Foresters is still there (i ran past there a few weeks back).

It really is desolate and run down, and the flats on the site of the ground have done nothing to help.