THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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This early 1950s shot of an open-topped double decker bus was taken in High Street. The bus is stationary at its departure point; its destination panel announces: LOCAL SERVICE TO AND FROM PROMENADE & BOTANICAL GARDENS VIA HIGH STREET & GRANGE ROAD.
We are looking at a stretch of High Street which today would be between the Oxfam shop and the Co-op; the chap with the rolled-up newspaper would be outside the Co-op but in those days the Regal Cinema was there.
Along with the Marine Lake Fun Fair, the original Pavilion Theatre and the pier, the Botanical Gardens was one of the town’s principal attractions; a trip to Rhyl would have been incomplete without a visit to the gardens.
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