VTS 01 3 st helens 1988

[@JotHaGie]

Fantastic video this, Anthony. My childhood

[@davidroberts6549]

I grew up not far away in West Derby, Liverpool around this time, and I remember that a bunch of us would go to St Helens regularly - they had something of a scene going on, I saw the HouseMartins about 6 times in various pubs over there, played a gig with the early iteration of The La's, and everywhere you turned there were people forming bands, doing stand-up or performance art. They converted an old chapel into a very cool arts venue - it was called the Citadel. I'm assuming that it no longer exists...

[@TheMarkos1982]

it does! just about!

[@misspurrr-fect3684]

Look how busy it is ! ! !😲
12:31 the old Cinema in the background still in business . Now this area is dead . 😢

[@arthurconrod9825]

What a crackin bloke jim owen was...i wish i could go back to them days...cheers

[@sthelenshistorychannel]

Wow, that is on Crowther Street, nice footage. I wish there was more stuff like this knocking about. Thanks for sharing xD

[@bikerider6075]

Better times back then.

[@tanamo4632]

I was 15 when this was filmed, which doesn't feel that long ago, it just looks really ancient.

[@AtticusBleep]

Thanks so much for posting this.

[@bobbysilver272]

Much better back then. The people look busy and more alive than these days too. This was before drugs took off big time, both street drugs and pharmaceuticals...Now many, many are drugged one way or another.

[@neilroberts4973]

Not one mobile phone, people actually looked at each other.

[@Mustafa-Dump]

8:00 No way, pissy pants Frank🤣

[@WildOwlFilms]

The difference compared to 2024 is stark. The town is utterly dead compared to the 1970's 1980s and early 1990s.

[@dannyboyspain1]

2nd sub :)

[@thrillhausen8858]

1st sub 😊