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Can anyone settle an argument please, we were discussing Shifters nightclub over the weekend and couldn't agree when exactly it closed. I was guessing about 1990 but not really sure. Cheers
 
Mr. Google tells me it was located where Boots and specsavers are located now, and was demolished to make way for the Arndale centre, so finding this information will give a date. If I locate the date I will post.
 
hm I thought Shifters was AKA Africas/Dolly greys ? mind you I was too young to know any difference haha
 
davemac said:
Mr. Google tells me it was located where Boots and specsavers are located now, and was demolished to make way for the Arndale centre, so finding this information will give a date. If I locate the date I will post.
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The date published was that it opened in 1987.
 
No way! Cheers for that, you're a legend. I must have been well underage when I went in there. I didn't think I started going out regularly till 1988.
As for Africas/Dolly Greys (and I'm sure it was called Funnies before that) that was a totally seperate place. That was next to the railway bridge on Blackburn Road.
 
longballking said:
No way! Cheers for that, you're a legend. I must have been well underage when I went in there. I didn't think I started going out regularly till 1988.
As for Africas/Dolly Greys (and I'm sure it was called Funnies before that) that was a totally seperate place. That was next to the railway bridge on Blackburn Road.
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If you are saying I am a legend, you are partially right, I'm more of a leg end.


Also I have a hazy memory of something called Pickwick in that location, or adjacent.
 
was demolished a few years after the arndale was finished.I dont think it was still standing at the millenium but cant be sure.One of the reasons i didnt spend that new year in accy was because there was sod all left so it probbaly wasnt there or was emty and awaiting demolision


funnies or faces was on union street shifters was called pickwik and rumours beforehand if i recall correctly
 
accyman said:
was demolished a few years after the arndale was finished.I dont think it was still standing at the millenium but cant be sure.One of the reasons i didnt spend that new year in accy was because there was sod all left so it probbaly wasnt there or was emty and awaiting demolision


funnies or faces was on union street shifters was called pickwik and rumours beforehand if i recall correctly
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And the Odeon cinema before that:D
 
longballking said:
Can anyone settle an argument please, we were discussing Shifters nightclub over the weekend and couldn't agree when exactly it closed. I was guessing about 1990 but not really sure. Cheers
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You are quite right It closed in April Of that year according to my daughter who was never away from the place.:eek: I did my best.:D
 
Whittaker said:
i was told it was the Pick wick before the shifters / rumours etc i was not old enough to go in the Pick Wick so not sure
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Ya Nick, but was the Odeon when I was a kid, it was the Pickwick in the late sixties early seventies
 
jaysay said:
Ya Nick, but was the Odeon when I was a kid, it was the Pickwick in the late sixties early seventies
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We come along on Saturday Morning greeting everybody witha smile.
Saturday mornings at the Odeon Club-- Roll back the good times
 
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