Pallasades

...and completely down-and-out. The Pallasades is (are?) the first sight (sights?) of Brum that many visitors will experience, as it forms (they form? Oh, just take this as read, will you? Thanks) the most sensible route from the station to the city centre. Watch out for the escalators - they work on a flow system depending on the time of day, so make sure you don't do a Charlie Chaplin! They also tend to get turned off in the evening, generally around ...
...The general feeling to the Pallasades is, to be honest, rather dreary and old-fashioned - there's almost no natural light, for one thing. It's not so gloomy as the old Bull Ring, but without that centre's sense of "lived-in-ness". To analogise: the Bull Ring was like an ancient pair of trainers; smelly, leaking, falling apart at the seams but extremely comfortable. The Pallasades is more in the mould of school football boots - handy for its task, ...

davidbuttery 13.07.2001 · Read full review
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A relatively new building, the Pallsades outshines its older pretenders such as the dreadful Pavillions, and City Plaza by a mile. very much an "in ya face" shopping complex with its glass walls and over powering consumerism you walk in to find quite a mixture of expensive & good value shops all situated together. Some top designer names are there for those who want to wear something a little classy & different, but at the same time there's still ...
...shopper. conveniently located in the city centre you can't really miss the place. Its a bit OTT & chinzy but the quality is all there, although you're gonna have to park your car some distance because the nearest park is about half mile away but at least the centre doesn't play dreadful muzak unlike the Pavillions. and there's plenty of cafes & restaurants should you fancy a break. ...

Sonatine 15.09.2000 · Read full review
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