Monolith - BD is Lit

Monolith, part of BD is Lit, a two day festival of light and sound in the city centre.  The huge monolith represents our connection with screens, constantly changing, and then suddenly disappearing,  It's apparently inspired by the monolith in filmmaker Stanley Kubrick's film 2001 a space odyssey, which strangely enough I saw when it came out at the Odeon Cinema which is now the Bradford Live building in the background of the picture.

Bradford Live

 Bradford Live, finally up and running.  A former cinema fully restored and turned into a live music venue.

Odeon Cinema

I nipped across to take a quick picture of the Odeon cinema yesterday, it's still quite an impressive building, even when it's shrouded in scaffolding.

Big Gig 2013 - Analog Bombs

Plans are afoot to turn the empty Odeon Cinema in the centre of Bradford into a world class multi-purpose cultural venue.  A concert was held in Centenary Square this afternoon to celebrate the good news and to showcase some of the bands and artists, established and up and coming from our region. Pictured is the lead singer of  the band Analog Bombs.

Odeon Anglia

This 1960's Ford Anglia van was in the Bradford Urban Garden on Saturday.  The owner is a bit of a Ford Anglia fan as he also owns two Anglia cars, he is also an Odeon Cinema fan and is keen to see the building saved from demolition.  The posters draw attention to the plight of the cinema and urge people to vote for Odeon supporting candidates in the local council elections.

Odeon Cinema - Scaffolding

Scaffolding has been erected around the Odeon Cinema recently, the building now looks like it's in a rather large plastic bag. Apparently repairs are needed to make the building safe, a building which is earmarked for demolition, it all seems a little bit odd.

Mirror Pool & Odeon Cinema

The new mirror pool looking towards the former Odeon Cinema. The cinema closed several years ago and has been left to deteriorate. There are plans to demolish the building and redevelop the area, it seems a shame that the facade of the building cannot be saved even if the body of the building has to go, it's one of Bradford's more distinctive buildings and I kind of like it.