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Linking two of Belfast’s oldest streets, the Grade B1 listed North Street Arcade (built in 1936 to designs by Cowser & Smith Architects) has found itself in the firing line in recent years as it lies, with a number of other historic buildings, on the proposed site of a major shopping mall development.
The arcade has quirky Modernistic elevations to both North Street and Donegall Street. It is a bright double height space containing graceful brass shop fronts and a terrazzo pavement. The arcade makes a right-angled turn to link both streets and the bend along its course is marked with a shallow top-lit dome. It is the only example of a 1930s shopping arcade in Northern Ireland and is one of only a handful left in the whole of the UK.
The North Street Arcade is situated in the Cathedral Conservation Area which has for a few years been nurturing an arts and culture scene. The proposed scheme would be disastrous for the historic city centre as North Street and Donegall Street would be turned into little more than service entrances for the giant mall and its multi-storey car park. Local opposition to the proposals has thus been vocal with the ‘Let’s Get it Right’ campaign trying to positively influence the form and design of the mall scheme, and tailor it to the area’s special character. Belfast City Council has been raising awareness of the Cathedral Quarter and commissioned the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) to compile a visitor’s guide to the area’s historic buildings.
Unfortunately the arcade, which had flourished with arts, community and youth related occupants in recent years, was seriously damaged following an arson attack.
Scene On Roseau River. Roseau, Minnesota. Real Photo Postcard.
Unposted.
DEFENDER Stamp Box.
[06440]
This is a typical street scene in Timbuktu. The pedestrian kicks up the Saharan sand while he strides and carries a walking stick wearing a printed tunic and protective turban. A street lamp is noted on the right edge of the frame typically seen in most developed parts of our world. Timbuktu, Mali, Sub Sahara, W. Africa
Designer: Shanghai renmin meishu chubanshe
1963, September
Scenes of Beijing
Beijing fengjing (北京风景)
Call nr.: PC-1963-004 (Private collection)
More? See: chineseposters.net
Title: Behind the scene
Model: Loredana F.
Photo: Andrea Nicolini
Location: unknown (somewhere in Lampedusa)
Beautiful night scene of Hong Kong Victoria Harbour. The photo you see is the Hong Kong Island.
Taken in Sky 100, Hong Kong. Sky 100 is the 100th floor of ICC. ICC the highest building in Hong Kong now.
I love this girl and her golden eyemake up.
She's modeling a dress by Virginie, jewelry by me, available in my etsy
Amiga Scene in the 1990's.
Photos of Finnish and Scandinavian Amiga scene and demo parties in the 90's by Ville "PrimeP" Hyvönen of CNCD.
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