Grandiose Arcade

[ewx]

The Grand Arcade opened today.

It's said to mostly contain fashion shops.

It's fairly big.

The predicted bikes didn't materialize, as the bike park was open in time, but someone did park their car there.

It's full of nice patterns.

I assume there were originally more balloons.

Comments

[gareth-rees.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of a prison.

[ewx.livejournal.com]

Someone on cam.misc made the comparison to Strangeways, too.

[gareth-rees.livejournal.com]

Those big panopticon hallways are just as good for mall security as they are for prison security, I suppose.

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[kaet.livejournal.com]

I see what they mean now. Replace the car with a pool or ping-pong table, add a few more stairs, and I can see that.

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

They also have quite sinister-looking security people on the entrances to John Lewis.