Redeveloping the Megabowl and Caesars - Streatham

[zenie]

I doubt that somehow. Go and check out some of the Portuguese places on the Kennington/Stockwell borders and I suspect you'd find cheaper staples like pasta, chorizo and general cakery than you would at the supermarkets. Our local deli sells most items cheaper than Sainsburies - much higher quality passata for less money (considerably less than the Taste the Difference version too), better veg, frozen seafood, high quality pasta, parma ham etc etc.

It always shocks me a little how much supermarkets think they can get away with outside of their core items and loss leaders. G'wan and have a look at how much Waitrose want to charge you for a few lychees in a prepackaged bag for example, or for many of the brands of spices you'd get far cheaper in your local asian store. .

I have tried - the Italian Deli by Kennington church is horrendously expensive. What portugese shops are there on the Stockwell/Kennington borders if you know the area better than me, cos I've never been in one? (Bar the all in one internet cafe/video shop/hairdressers opposite Kennington Park) Nevermind the fact I don't live on the Stockwell border!

I use East St Market for veg, Borough for meat and Lidl for other stuff, with Tesco quite often thrown in too.

 

[Belushi]

as for the poster who said they were pleased a tesco was opening up on the site of the ice rink, shame on your lazy arse! the walk from that site to the big sainsbury's is about 5 minutes.

Well done you for not having my mobility problems!

 

[pootle]

Yeah - Dub mentioned that about affordable housing - they only ever do the minimum don't they? I was asking how you get a look in on that but do you reckon it'll be council housing?

Join Lambeth's council housing list PieFace - Notting Hill Housing have nearly finished a new build up the road for me and they sent me an invite to view it...I think most HA's you need to be on a council housing list to be considered for property in your endz.

 

[fuzzy felt]

Well done you for not having my mobility problems!

so does that mean everyone with mobility problems should have a supermarket on their doorstep?

 

[zenie]

so does that mean everyone with mobility problems should have a supermarket on their doorstep?

No, but you assuming everyone who won't walk is a lazy arse isn't right either.

 

[Belushi]

so does that mean everyone with mobility problems should have a supermarket on their doorstep?

No, it means maybe you should think before mouthing off about 'lazy arses'.

 

[fuzzy felt]

fair point, and i apologise for the 'lazy arse' slur.

 

[Belushi]

fair point, and i apologise for the 'lazy arse' slur.

Fair play, I am a lazy arse as well

 

[honto]

There is already a supermarket on the site of the Caesars/Megabowl - the Somerfield with the least motivated staff in the world (all the better staff are now working down the road at the new Tesco Express). So it wouldn't be an additional supermarket, just potentially a bigger and better one. I suspect the plans that have gone in so far are the developers first go at what they can get away with, before they have to scale back the size/height/use of the development till it gets accepted.

I hope they keep the Caesars prancing horses whatever they do, or perhaps sell them to me to put above my front door.

 

[g force]

You mean you want people shagging and puking on yr doorstep. How strange

 

[ovaltina]

I hope they keep the Caesars prancing horses whatever they do, or perhaps sell them to me to put above my front door.

I'm confused. I thought Ceasers was Chariots.

They're not closing Chariots are they?

 

[honto]

You mean you want people shagging and puking on yr doorstep. How strange

Ah good point, I hadn't thought this through.

 

[Dan U]

I'm confused. I thought Ceasers was Chariots.

They're not closing Chariots are they?

Different places.

 

[tarannau]

No, there are chariots on top of the building of Ceasars, whereas people have been known to lie on top of each other at Chariots Roman Spa...

 

[Farmer Giles]

When it went the high street largely imploded, going rapidly downhill.

Especially after Bluebird records went.

 

[Dan U]

No, there are chariots on top of the building of Ceasars, whereas people have been known to lie on top of each other at Chariots Roman Spa...

 

[zenie]

No, there are chariots on top of the building of Ceasars, whereas people have been known to lie on top of each other at Chariots Roman Spa...

Are you speaking from experience Tarannau?

 

[tarannau]

Nope. I was clearly so shy and sheltered that I used to walk past that all the time and never made the connection. Imagine my surprise when an employee at the time (I was running a local pub down in Norbury) told me he couldn't come in because he'd had 'chafing from an excellent night down Chariots'

Suddenly the rainbow flag made a lot more sense...

 

[Dan U]

It always confused me a bit when i was younger.

Then i went to Brighton and worked out the rainbow flag thing.

 

[Crispy]

The developers have backed down. This scheme will not be going ahead.

http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/tn/News.cfm?id=6150

 

[g force]

I didn't mind the scheme itself (although the scale was too much) it was the design of the buildings like something out of communist era Romania. Just hope it doesn't mean Caesers and the Megabowl are left to rot for years...esp as the Megabowl has a nice frontage.

 

[tarannau]

I know the megabowl's well and truly closed, but I think Caesar's is still open
Either that, or I'm sure I saw short-skirted people milling around outside the entrance for no good reason a few weeks ago

 

[El Jefe]

I know the megabowl's well and truly closed, but I think Caesar's is still open
Either that, or I'm sure I saw short-skirted people milling around outside the entrance for no good reason a few weeks ago

Yeh, it's odd. It was definitely being shut but is still there

 

[tarannau]

Yeh, it's odd. It was definitely being shut but is still there

Maybe the corned-beef legged massive forced it to reopen.

I want it to become the Cats Whiskers again, with that Vegas style sign.

 

[twistedAM]

I know the megabowl's well and truly closed, but I think Caesar's is still open
Either that, or I'm sure I saw short-skirted people milling around outside the entrance for no good reason a few weeks ago

It's Streatham High Street innit. That's enough reason.

I once had to give directions to some Dutch driver of how to get from the Windmill to Leigham Court Hotel at 2.30am on Friday. After much confusion I just said carry on up the hill, past the bus garage, you'll see Caesar's on your lright and turn left at the fight. Kid you not, it turned out to be true.

 

[brix]

I didn't mind the scheme itself (although the scale was too much) it was the design of the buildings like something out of communist era Romania.

Except that I'm quite fond of a lot of communist era architecture, e.g.

while the proposed design for Steatham was

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyone seen the latest?

A controversial multimillion pound redevelopment of the Caesars and Megabowl site in Streatham Hill has finally been given the green light.


A Lambeth Council planning committee approved the residential and retail scheme last night (20 April 2010).


The nightclub and former bowling alley will now be demolished along with the shops between, and a building of between two and eight storeys built in its place, including 243 flats, 3,786 sq m of retail space, a 91 space underground car park, and a "flexible" community theatre space.


Its developers Glentoran say the bulldozers could be in after three months, and the whole scheme open by Christmas 2012.



The only trace of the original buildings will be the retained iconic Megabowl facade.

 

[Crispy]

Ok, I've starting downloading the planning application documents. christ there's a lot!

EDIT: and Lambeth's servers suck!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Ok, I've starting downloading the planning application documents. christ there's a lot!

EDIT: and Lambeth's servers suck!

I gave up as there was so much and it just seemed to stall on me

WTF: Between 2 and 8 storeys? That's some difference

 

[Crispy]

it will have multiple roofs at different levels (clever)