Tricorn Centre revisited

As I promised Mikki, we went to see the Tricorn Centre today, hoping that the demolition crew hadn't made a huge mess quite yet so we could gaze at it's uglyness. We were not disappointed as it was intact, and we managed to see at least two guys and hear some drilling noise - but the big buldozers I had expected to see were absent.

And let me emphazise that this building is indeed hideous. When it was a shopping centre, I'm sure it was a hellish place to shop, as not only is it ugly, it is also big and confusing - multiple levels, little straight lines, small windonws, bridges, stairs...

But on a closer look, it was also pretty facinating and cool. There was something about the abandonement - signs for shops that haven't been there for years with empty promises, boarded up windows, remaining class windows and just the general decaying feel of it. I could easily imagine this building in a sci-fi setting after a nuclear winter, but there it was, in the middle of busiest Porstmouth. I'm really glad we went to see it, as it will not be there for much longer and while not pretty, it is certainly a unique building.

Mikki took some photos of the building, maybe I'll steal some later on.