[WillowTheWhisp]

How very true. And how much higher the slides were and how much more fun we had on playgrounds in those days than the kids do now where everything is so 'safety conscious'. I remember taking the plank "up to't bumps" and squealing with delight.

Originally Posted by jambutty

It isn’t a relocated building WillowTheWhisp - that photo of the Co-op is of what used to be the clothes store next door to where I used to live. If you look on that map and find Blackburn Road it is just above the “K”. The white bit is the shared backyard leading to a gate onto Blake Street. There used to be a weeping willow tree off to one side.

If you look closely the cartographer has even drawn in the tiny front garden at 148 and it also shows the larger front garden of Myrtle House.

I misunderstood an earlier post where you said.

Originally Posted by jambutty

So the Hippodrome was about half way down Ellison Street. Mind you it was so large that unless you actually walked all the way down it could have looked as if it backed onto the bus and tram depot. I’ve got vague memories of the Co-op grocery store just a bit up from the Hippodrome.

I thought you were referring to the Co-op building in my photo, not realising that there had been another one. I know this building in my photos is opposite the K on the map. That was the point I was making about it not being in Ellison Street. What was that larger building on the opposite side of Oxford Street?

Isn't it interesting how Jewsons is now located right next to where the sawmill used to be?

I've been looking at the maps and photos and have now concluded that the theatre covered a larger area than my first blob so have now drawn in a more accurate blob on the aerial photo.