Wood Vale shops and facilities - where have they gone

[malumbu]

I was surprised to find that many places had gone, the Moore Park Hotel and Moore Park Garage had been turned into residential, and similarly the sub post office and hairdressers.

Why did these go?

Wood Vale supermarket and Libretto butchers still flying the flag.

Friends in Forest Hill have discussed the garage going: https://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11858

[jazzer]

Thought you said you lived in Underhill Rd? Cause if you did you'd have known about the decline of the parade of shops in Woodvale.

Moore Park Hotel, well that ceased being a pub, I'd guess 30 years ago

The post office/newsagent went at least 20 years ago

The office licence went probably at a similar time

What is Woodvale Supermarket was previously owned and run by an Italian family before it changed hands and has been several reincarnations

And the what is it, is it a Butchers or is it a junk shop with all the clutter in the front window, irregular opening times, closed at lunch, closed for a month to five weeks in August, Actually I have no idea how that runs as a business, seems more like a vanity project. If it went, personally it would not be missed. 

 

 

  

[Penguin68]

I think it was me saying I lived in Underhill and then pointed out things that were no longer there. Mal appears to have picked up on that and started a new thread. But he only ever claimed to have passed through Underhill I believe. 

14 minutes ago, jazzer said:

And the what is it, is it a Butchers or is it a junk shop with all the clutter in the front window, irregular opening times, closed at lunch, closed for a month to five weeks in August, Actually I have no idea how that runs as a business, seems more like a vanity project. If it went, personally it would not be missed. 

Librettos is probably the best butcher in ED. It opens on very declared hours. It shuts over a longish break in August because most of its customers are away enough to make opening loss making. It was open throughout lock down and a life saver then. Kim Libretto has served the district for 40+ years when he bought the shop as a going concern. As it very much still is. As a sole trader with no staff he closes for lunch for obvious reasons. 

[jazzer]

Wouldn't shop there, needs to clear the junk so you can see his produce and from memory I don't think there are any prices displayed. Not for me.