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Whatever happened to the Corner House?

Was a pub, now a shop. An update on the Corner House, on the corner of Burton Stone Lane and Cromer Street.
More …Coney Street’s coaching inns, and what replaced them (part 2)

Looking at the site of another of York’s coaching inns, on Coney Street, what it became in the second half of the 20th century, and what’s happening now.
Coney Street’s coaching inns, and what replaced them (part 1)

Looking at a building on Coney Street, built for one local business in the first half of the 20th century, on the site of a coaching inn.
More …All change on Piccadilly, and an old sign revealed

Demolitions on Piccadilly earlier this year, and the reappearance of a handsome old advertisement.
More …Scarborough Bridge, new cycle and footbridge, 2019
From the archives … views of Rowntree Wharf

Comparing photos of a view of Rowntree Wharf, taken 10 years apart — December 2004 and December 2014 — in December 2019.
More …Plan of York city centre shops, late 20th century … Coney Street, Davygate Centre, etc

A plan of city centre shops in the late 20th century, including the Davygate Arcade, and Coney Street. A reminder of York’s ‘retail offer’ as it was then.
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