Made in 1965 and they are still trying to fix the issues of traffic in the town centre. The traffic has been worse since the day they took away the central double roundabouts and put up traffic lights.
It didn't help when they demolished the civic centre that staged events bringing the community together. Also demolishing the famous California Ballroom was another bad move.
visited this town in mid to late 90's when they hosted the Tattoo Conventions , what a lovely town , have promised myself i'll return someday .Stayed at Kitts Inn, met some great people there.
The only thing they got was the shopping centre from the 1965 plans then. Also working there in the 70's it was dead as all the shoppers went to Luton Arndale when it opened.
I used to live in Dunstable in the 2010's. I truly hated it there. Im still shocked they demolished Ashton Middle School and built a living estate there
I lived there 2009 - 2018, I remember hearing they were gonna do something with that school. Apparently the old Co-Op in Houghton Regis finally finished demolition and has some sort of home there as well
and in 2019 how much of this Utopian town centre has Dunstable had built? How many of the wonderful "motorway style bypasses have been built? errr.... NONE! lol
There never was "before". The first inhabitants of the UK were of Celtic origin. Then Romans came, Normans and Wikings, Hispanic, and so on... up to the British colonialism and the opening the country to other nationalities. So, before you offend anyone again check your genes to know who you are ;)
I remember visiting the beautiful civic centre with its unusual intricate ceiling. I believe it was demolished to make way for a supermarket. Also there was an unusually shaped pub called the Windsock or suchlike. There were a couple of brilliant nightclubs one of which was the famous California Ballroom. It used to be a thriving upmarket town before the council and government got their hands on it. Now a dreary dump. The crossroads was a burial place for witches apparently.
The "problematic" town centre of the early '60s seems very vibrant compared with the ghost town it is now.
Wonderful to see my home town. What a difference seeing prams left outside shops in the days when you could.
Made in 1965 and they are still trying to fix the issues of traffic in the town centre.
The traffic has been worse since the day they took away the central double roundabouts and put up traffic lights.
Bring back the, “The Double Bubble”. It worked!
@@janskeet1382 Heh I can remember all the complaints when it was first installed!
So many (open) shops, real thriving town centre. It's tragic to see how run down and empty it has become.
It didn't help when they demolished the civic centre that staged events bringing the community together. Also demolishing the famous California Ballroom was another bad move.
Fascinating to see what parts of the development plans were implemented and what definitely was not! (For better or worse)
visited this town in mid to late 90's when they hosted the Tattoo Conventions , what a lovely town , have promised myself i'll return someday .Stayed at Kitts Inn, met some great people there.
The town is in ruin now
@@xdejc0889 it’s not as bad as u think lolz, i live in houghton regis and it’s worse than dunstable
The only thing they got was the shopping centre from the 1965 plans then. Also working there in the 70's it was dead as all the shoppers went to Luton Arndale when it opened.
I lived in Houghton Regis (Next to Dunstable) in 2009 - 2018. Looks very different then.
Great days before before the multicultural influx. It'll never be the same again.
Wow dude just wow
Agreed place is ruined
I used to live in Dunstable in the 2010's. I truly hated it there. Im still shocked they demolished Ashton Middle School and built a living estate there
I lived there 2009 - 2018, I remember hearing they were gonna do something with that school. Apparently the old Co-Op in Houghton Regis finally finished demolition and has some sort of home there as well
its a shit hole now. charity shops and est agents. i remember fields now its concrete.
anyone own a TARDIS...I could use !
and in 2019 how much of this Utopian town centre has Dunstable had built? How many of the wonderful "motorway style bypasses have been built? errr.... NONE! lol
They just built the dunstable bypass.....
Well there was the Quadrant and Queensway Hall and, er, that's about it.
England was so beautiful before multi-culty
There never was "before". The first inhabitants of the UK were of Celtic origin. Then Romans came, Normans and Wikings, Hispanic, and so on... up to the British colonialism and the opening the country to other nationalities. So, before you offend anyone again check your genes to know who you are ;)
So many blatant racist comments on here
Luke Bennett bet your fun at parties
@@Ltforlife22😂
@@lukebennett1648 “blatant racist comments” you namby panby fool 😂🙄
If,it,ain't,broke,why,fix,it
I remember visiting the beautiful civic centre with its unusual intricate ceiling. I believe it was demolished to make way for a supermarket. Also there was an unusually shaped pub called the Windsock or suchlike. There were a couple of brilliant nightclubs one of which was the famous California Ballroom. It used to be a thriving upmarket town before the council and government got their hands on it. Now a dreary dump. The crossroads was a burial place for witches apparently.