Happiest Northern Soul nights of my life.. travelled from Manchester every other weekend in 71 /72. Brilliant music given to os by Ian Levine, Tony Jeb and Colin Curtis.. great days KTF
Never been one to claim,that I was there with the other six million people 😁.At the last night of the Casino.I was just too young.Same with the Mecca. Funny tho images like this and of other old venues being dismantled.Bring tears to my eyes. Why.......Coz I'm a Northern soul fan and it's a special,special thing.Weve been blessed,brothers and sisters.Truly blessed!
Couldn't have picked a better tune to represent the Highland Room - it was truly heaven on earth. I loved the Casino as well but this is where most of the anthems were first heard in a very intimate environment. Great nites, great times.
My dad worked for Laing Construction and he was project manager during the construction of the ballroom. Mum, dad, my sister and I all lived on-site in a caravan for around the eighteen months it took to build. I was around six years old at the time.
Anyone remember?? I was lead singer - bass player wiith Ross Mitchell band when we opened the Blackpool Locarno in 1965. David Ede was the Big Band. Great times ! Tony.
Sad to see for many people, me included. I met my wife to be there, both of us teenagers on holiday, a long time ago. Our daughters are now both grown up and our eldest daughter is getting married in a couple of months. So yes its sad to see, but happy memories too and obviously I owe my wife and family to this place. It was Tiffanys then, escalator took you upstairs, complete with palm trees, and apart from the main dance floor area there was a room away to the left I think. Was only there once so the memory is a bit hazy.
Great days; remember coach trips to Blackpool for the day, changing in the train station ready for the night out in the Mecca, then leaving for the all nighter at the Casino.
Aww this is so so sad! My garndparents, parents and myself and brother all used this building! The thing that kept people together whether it was Northern Soul or House and hip hop music was the music. Just fortunate I was the last generation to use the building! Its true memories never die ;o)
Aaah ...banging the machines in the Matador amusements when I was 12, ten pin bowling if you were good on Sundays. At 14 watching girls dance around their handbags to Heard it Thru the Grapevine on Saturday Morning teenage discos. Saw Martha Reeves and the Vandellas play an awe inspiring acapella gig cos their band missed the plane. Met Linda with the haunting blue eyes....nuff said. Goodbye Mecca I'll miss ya
Knock down our venues, and it does hurt, I went to Blackpool Mecca 1976, Wigan 1981 and Winter Gardens Cleethorpes 1976, but your Northern Soul kids travel...so here's to a new venue, we built it, we can build it again!
A sad event: but the spirit of this venue and its movement still lives on : just catch one of Colin Curtis's current DJ spots now to realise what Northern Soul was all about !! Still the other Mecca at Whitworth Street Manchester stands proud . The old Ritz is all that remains of the Mecca Northern movement : although saying that is Notts Palais still standing ?
Great place,was there couple times a week playing snooker,20+ tables,we used to watch Steve Davis being coached by Frank Callum also Tony Meo was often there.Was it run by David Green snooker pro?
Happiest Northern Soul nights of my life.. travelled from Manchester every other weekend in 71 /72. Brilliant music given to os by Ian Levine, Tony Jeb and Colin Curtis.. great days KTF
Never been one to claim,that I was there with the other six million people 😁.At the last night of the Casino.I was just too young.Same with the Mecca.
Funny tho images like this and of other old venues being dismantled.Bring tears to my eyes.
Why.......Coz I'm a Northern soul fan and it's a special,special thing.Weve been blessed,brothers and sisters.Truly blessed!
Well Said
Not seen this before... well put togetherI had many a good time at the Mecca and Highland Room... seems so long ago...
Couldn't have picked a better tune to represent the Highland Room - it was truly heaven on earth. I loved the Casino as well but this is where most of the anthems were first heard in a very intimate environment. Great nites, great times.
I was too young for Wigan, but I did make it to the Highland Room.. great memories
My dad worked for Laing Construction and he was project manager during the construction of the ballroom. Mum, dad, my sister and I all lived on-site in a caravan for around the eighteen months it took to build. I was around six years old at the time.
Anyone remember?? I was lead singer - bass player wiith Ross Mitchell band when we opened the Blackpool Locarno in 1965. David Ede was the Big Band. Great times ! Tony.
Sad to see for many people, me included. I met my wife to be there, both of us teenagers on holiday, a long time ago. Our daughters are now both grown up and our eldest daughter is getting married in a couple of months. So yes its sad to see, but happy memories too and obviously I owe my wife and family to this place. It was Tiffanys then, escalator took you upstairs, complete with palm trees, and apart from the main dance floor area there was a room away to the left I think. Was only there once so the memory is a bit hazy.
It was a ten pin bowling place when I made my pilgrimage about 20 years ago
Being younger generation I did go to the bowling a couple of times. Still stands as an empty lot 13 years later
Great tune. To see pictures of any venue demolished is sad enough, to see it in action is heartbreaking.
Great days; remember coach trips to Blackpool for the day, changing in the train station ready for the night out in the Mecca, then leaving for the all nighter at the Casino.
I loved them both ..wigan AND mecca - great times and great memories- ktf
Aww this is so so sad! My garndparents, parents and myself and brother all used this building! The thing that kept people together whether it was Northern Soul or House and hip hop music was the music. Just fortunate I was the last generation to use the building! Its true memories never die ;o)
Aaah ...banging the machines in the Matador amusements when I was 12, ten pin bowling if you were good on Sundays. At 14 watching girls dance around their handbags to Heard it Thru the Grapevine on Saturday Morning teenage discos.
Saw Martha Reeves and the Vandellas play an awe inspiring acapella gig cos their band missed the plane. Met Linda with the haunting blue eyes....nuff said. Goodbye Mecca I'll miss ya
wonderful nostalga,thanks for the post.
Knock down our venues, and it does hurt, I went to Blackpool Mecca 1976, Wigan 1981 and Winter Gardens Cleethorpes 1976, but your Northern Soul kids travel...so here's to a new venue, we built it, we can build it again!
Brill nights at the Highland roon i remember the brandwood brothers were on the door they use to let me and my best mate in for nothing ktf
Loved the mecca
A sad event: but the spirit of this venue and its movement still lives on : just catch one of Colin Curtis's current DJ spots now to realise what Northern Soul was all about !! Still the other Mecca at Whitworth Street Manchester stands proud . The old Ritz is all that remains of the Mecca Northern movement : although saying that is Notts Palais still standing ?
Blackpool77 whqt Colin plays now is far removed from what was on offer bck then tho hes more or less a house dj
@@SniffMyDeadwax and he plays off memory sticks now 2022
@@paulwestwood6982 I expect so. Same at the once proud Drax.all that preparation. Still spinning here 🤣
DAMN THAT SONG PLAYING IS GREAT!!
memories live on
so many classic venues have now gone .. Kingsway in Southport burnt down a while back.
i wonder what the demolition squad thought as the walls echoed the past..bad move Blackpool
Sad makes ya wanna fall to ya knees n cry
A few too many in The George beforehand and I'd fall down those escalators every time Yogi..
LOL
@@ianwhitt100 Saw some amazin' acts there at the dayers, Crown Heights Affair, Al Hudson. What a venue and the pinnacle of the soul scene era
great little clip my mate in Canada posted 1 not as good as yours111
Commonwealth sporting club used to be owned by BM furniture
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What a place this used to be
Sadly nothing lasts forever
Great place,was there couple times a week playing snooker,20+ tables,we used to watch Steve Davis being coached by Frank Callum also Tony Meo was often there.Was it run by David Green snooker pro?
David Greaves snooker professional.