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The monochrome photo of the corner of High Street and West Parade may be from late 1940s. It captures neatly the wall advert of H. A. Steer wine merchants and a policeman directing traffic and gives us a rare glimpse of Cafe Elite.
The colour snaps are possibly from early 1980s; one shows Summers Cafe where Cash Converters is now (3-5 High Street) and that's Currys on the far side. The other shows the bus station where Jobcentre is now (No.80) and in those days the building to your right of the bus station was Baxters butchers.
In the pipeline here at Jones Towers are items sent by George relating to the Gas School, Glyndwr School, Laurel & Hardy, Odeon Cinema and the pier – and they will appear before your very eyes in due course.
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6720. Additional image added here in June 2020:
A 1992 snapshot of the old bus station disappearing to make way for the Jobcentre. The works are flanked by the Flamingo cafe on your left and Baxters successor, Dewhurst - The Master Butcher.
Seeing the Flamingo brought back memories of grabbing take-away chips before catching the last bus home (to Rhuddlan).
Bill Ellis' wife Gaynor used to work at the Flamingo.
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