The local press has covered the loss of the Odeon in their usual half-arsed, lighthearted way, ignoring the fact that the people of Doncaster have been robbed of yet another potential community resource (’space’ is one of the most important assets a community can possess after ‘people’).
The developer, Lazarus Properties, is building a £10 million leisure complex on the site which includes a casino, gym, shops and offices (though they reassuringly intend to keep the frieze on the front of the building – which kinda sums up consumer capitalism – all facade and no soul!). If that sounds familiar it’s because a similar project has just been completed opposite St George’s Minster only the ‘casino’ is a ‘hotel’. The fact that the slick-pricks at Lazarus show very little intuition and absolutely no imagination tells us a lot about their true motivations.
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http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_Cinemas
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=40047
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free/Odeon39s-final-hurrah-as-building.5815269.jp
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18.11.2009 17:13
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