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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Is it not time Broadway was renamed? Afterall, it's history only goes back to the 1930's when it was created as a throughfare between Blackburn Road and Whalley Road, with the sunken gardens on one side. It's name suggested it's purpose; with the Odeon cinema, perhaps it cheekily emulated it's New York namesake. Now, to use the trendy political euphanism, it is 'no longer fit for purpose'.
Surely a better name today would be "Charity Row" or "Pound Alley"....maybe even "Britcliffe's Folly". Whatever, the addition of a chain coffee or butty shop will only serve to further it's decline.
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agreed tealeaf,like "Pound Alley"that sounds about right.
