Looking down on Broadway
Sheltons store still standing on the far right and the leveled ground is the site of today's Central Library.
Thanks to Chris Allen for this...
Broadway from the Rooftops (1937)
A view along Broadway from the roof of the newly built Embassy Theatre in 1937.
Cattle Market c.1906
The old cattle market was opened in 1866 and continued to operate right through to 1972. Today, the bulk of the site continues to...
306 Newark Avenue Bus
Number 306 bus for Newark Avenue outside the old Library building on Broadway ...... date unknown.
“The Miracle” on Broadway (c.1912)
Crowds starting to gather outside the Hippodrome on Broadway c.1912 to see the Karl Vollmoller's play The Miracle.
The Miracle re-told an old legend about...
Pavilion Roller Skating Rink – Broadway
The Pavilion roller skating rink on Broadway around 1910. The rink sat a short distance away from the Hippodrome Theatre which would have been...
Broadway c.1915
The city's entertainment centre in the early 1900s, Broadway boasted the Kinema, mid left, and in the distance, the Theatre Royal.
The Kinema had just...
Broadway
The Odeon Cinema on Broadway taken in the 1950s ? I'm sure car buffs will date it better !
The Park, Broadway
A nice collection of images from the early 1900s featuring Central Park or simply "The Park" as it was known back then. The tank...
Embassy Theatre Poster (1951)
A lovely Embassy Theatre, Broadway poster from 1951 and featuring "Old Mother Riley & Daughter Kitty".
Old Mother Riley was a fictional character portrayed from...
