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Article: Regards to Broad Street; A day in the life of the road at the centre of Birmingham's rejuvenated entertainment and commercial quarter.
- Article from:
- Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
- Article date:
- July 19, 1998
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TEN years ago, Broad Street was just an ordinary road in Birmingham.
Lined with dreary office blocks, it was merely a way into and out of the city.
Now it has become the jewel in Birmingham's crown, one of the Midlands' top entertainment and commerce centres. Thousands flock there every day for its lively mix of restaurants, nightclubs, shops and leisure and business facilities.
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