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 at a stop in High Street. The destination board says: 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.
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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THU 17th SEP 2015 UPDATE: This 1970s advert shows that two decades later the initial departure point of the bus was still on promenade opposite Queens Hotel.
Click on it for a clearer view.
