Things you remember as a kid visiting Cardiff Town centre

[goats]

Re: Things you remember as a kid visiting Cardiff Town centre

I also remember as a kid going into a place called Strikes pool hall which was in the entrance to Cardiff Central Market on St Mary Street on the left hand side just before you entered the market and you'd go up a few flights of stairs.
Had fruit machines, space invaders, and pool and snooker tables.

That place was a right dump, went there a few times always seemed to have Rasta’s in there smoking weed.....

[UNDERHILL1927]

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The thrill of all the lovely food in Pillars.

Yes loved me some food from that place.

[uncle bob]

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Visiting James Howells toy store which was then in the basement and visiting Santa's grotto that you thought was actually moving as you sat down on a pretend sleigh with reindeers until you supposedly arrived at his grotto.

Going in a lift in David Morgan store and an elderly gentleman would be sat on a built in chair asking which floor you'd like to go to and he would press the button.
That was an actual job back then

[J R Hartley]

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If I went into town with my parents my father would insist on eating in The Louis every single time. Creature of habit. You’d swear it was The Ritz the way he talked about the place.

[Jordi Culé]

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As a young kid always getting dragged around Howells and David Morgan’s although the Toy department in one of them did a decent range of Star Wars toys that kept me and my brother quiet.

As a pre teen/teenager venturing about on my own Olympus Sports.

Cardiff is much more pleasing on the eye than it was in the 70s/80s from my memory.

There was a pub on Queen Street, Taff Bar? My dad would sneak in when parenting for me and my brother. When I got to the age of being to be able to go in there it was gone.

[Jordi Culé]

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If I went into town with my parents my father would insist on eating in The Louis every single time. Creature of habit. You’d swear it was The Ritz the way he talked about the place.

Must be a Valleys thing my Nan was the same

[Seabird]

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My sister was a big fan of The Louis as well.

[goats]

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Old tramps, usually with a load of dogs......

[Whisperer]

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Black folk....There was no one of African decent in Merthyr in the 60s that I ever seen.

[The Bloop]

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Pick n Mix in Woolworths.
The restaurant in Littlewoods overlooking the shop where you could get a 5-item cooked breakfast for 80p or a 7 item mega for Ł1.
Traffic on Queen Street.
A grotto like clothes shop called 2007
A games arcade, I think in Castle Arcade
Buying darts flights from a little shop on Caroline Street but really having a sneak at the adult videos at the back of the shop

[BLUETIT]

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As a young kid always getting dragged around Howells and David Morgan’s although the Toy department in one of them did a decent range of Star Wars toys that kept me and my brother quiet.

As a pre teen/teenager venturing about on my own Olympus Sports.

Cardiff is much more pleasing on the eye than it was in the 70s/80s from my memory.

There was a pub on Queen Street, Taff Bar? My dad would sneak in when parenting for me and my brother. When I got to the age of being to be able to go in there it was gone.

The TAFF VALE

[Jordi Culé]

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The TAFF VALE

Cheers butt. The name of that pub has moithered me for years.

[insider]

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Jothams
Rhoopa jeans
Marcross
Restaurant upstairs in BHS
Capitol Cinema
Pet shop upstairs in the Market
Gwyns
Charles Street night clubs
Military tattoo in the castle
Bevans motor cycles by the Angel
Mr Nudge
Model train shop in Castle arcade
Dominions arcade with the cafe that had Scramble and Space invaders in it.
Spillers and Buffalo records
Hayes Bridge Road pre the "new" library toys are us and the ice rink
Central boys club
Empire pool
Guilford crescent

[uncle bob]

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Faggots and peas from Donnelly's cafe upstairs in the market

[Toadstool]

Re: Things you remember as a kid visiting Cardiff Town centre

As a Child
Sarsaparilla Bar
Asteys
Cafe upstairs in BHS
Mackross / Alders
The Coop that used to be next to the Old Arcade
Some cut price warehouse store that used to be by Mill Lane KayCee or something like that.
Going with my dad to the Old Arcade, or Cardiff Rugby Club bar.

As i got older
Bristol Hotel
The Cambrian
Wine Press
Sams Bar
Bluebell
Red Dragon Bar ( Railway station )
Jacksons
The Ice rink in town