Belfast Streets - 1970's

Amongst those streets visited are Joy Street, Riley's Court, Maryville Street, the Gas Works, Victoria Street, Chamber's Street, Charleville Court, Lisburn Road, Balmoral, and the Belgravia Hotel. The Belgravia Hotel was bombed by the provisional IRA in July 1979. After this attack, the building was deemed structurally unsafe and demolished.

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Amongst those streets visited are Joy Street, Riley's Court, Maryville Street, the Gas Works, Victoria Street, Chamber's Street, Charleville Court, Lisburn Road, Balmoral, and the Belgravia Hotel.

[@seanybo777]

Have a look at the poverty in this video that nationalists had to endure and re-evaluate the question as to why they would want to remain in a union that subjected their mothers fathers grandas grannies uncles etc to this abstract poverty you melon

[@williamacheson8188]

@@seanybo777 Alot of the streets you see where Protestants?

[@seanybo777]

@@williamacheson8188 Protestants are still Irishmen. A Irish Nationalist is an Irishman, a protestant can be a Nationalist. It baffles me how looking through old media like this that the PUL community in areas where the poverty was immense aren't nationalists. Surely it couldn't get worse than that. Look at these videos the poverty due to Britains subjugation why would the working class PUL communities who streets are depicted in this video want to remain loyal to a crown that clearly was not loyal to them. It just baffles me is all.

[@williamacheson8188]

@@seanybo777 Everywhere in Britain and Ireland was just like this you idiot. I'm from Northern Ireland and I can tell you haven't a clue.. And remember the NHS and Giro money was always there for everyone.

[@marty8187]

New lodge road

[@alanglasgowbassist]

Brilliant. Almost brought a tear to my eye watching this. Born and bred in Belfast. Thanks for posting

[@cocteaut]

Born during this, promptly abandoned (result of a married woman having an affair with a soldier) adopted eventually by a married couple in Bangor.

[@rexxengineering8333]

Bangor, Maine? @@cocteaut

[@cocteaut]

@@rexxengineering8333 No, Ireland. Would love to visit the one in Maine though. Have some friends who live nearby.

[@josephryan5949]

I think I recognise 'Paddy's Palace' on the Lisburn Road. It's a Hostel now, and where I stayed on my last visit recently. A great location, as it's a straightforward walk down to the City and the Bus Station. Wonderful to see so many visitors, and new projects coming on stream. Long may peace reign in our hearts, and on our streets.

[@maga8307]

We really loved in poverty back then.We didn't starve. Housing was bad. Outside toilets. This wouldn't be allowed now days. Rats in the homes. Really was a ghetto. But as a young child that was the way off life. We went from a good 4 bedroomed house to a two up and two down . It was a shock. But back them neighbours were great. Everyone knew each other. Watched out for each other. But I would love to go back to the 70s.

[@tomratican6345]

Never stop missing my old town no matter how long ive been away thankyou very much for sharing this amazing footage

[@markoplo2008]

Great wee video. The memories came flooding back... I've been away for far too long...

[@thetruthwillout3347]

Stunning Georgian and early Victorian architecture.

[@isabeltoner2803]

Me too but great childhood memories...neighbours looked out for each other .n shared everything when needed .xxx ❤

[@chrismullan7191]

such well built houses, here in London the same houses today would sell for millions, sadly many of those houses gone forever and today new houses have thin walls and little space, communitys where then put into the sky, high rise flats was the end of real community and here in London they have gone back to high rise big time, its sad in many ways as people dont want to know there neighbour, but its needed now as just little space left for houses.

[@scottscott232]

Wow, some of those houses are so beautifully designed.

[@unasmyth1379]

I'm from Meath and this really brought a tear 😢 to my eye's, we hadn't much either, the outside toilet and no running hot water until the end of the late 70s or even early 80s but knew no difference, unlike they poor folks of Belfast and Northern Ireland who had The Troubles.😢😢

[@donnasmyth45]

Abdolutely superb compilation. Thanks so much. I enjoyed this immensely. Much of the Lisburn Rd's architecture unchanged.

[@ruthcasement5844]

New every place in this footage played and walked the very footsteps 60s 70s great memories james casement a big thanks to the people who put these old clips on

[@andrewmillar4641]

Electric is all go now I watched the trolley busses go and tram lines before ĺeaving 64 we left loved going back lots of times miss Ulster ❤️

[@isabeltoner2803]

It was redevolpment caused houses to be bricked up as they were rehoused in new devolpement that made it look very run down ... ❤

[@harmonizedigital.]

I was just in belfast for 4 months. I saw a lot of unused buildings.

[@jameskavanagh4300]

All those bricked up houses, back in the day nothing out of the ordinary

[@andrewsmyth8615]

A very poignant video. I loved looking at the old streets and cars. I remember many well. Thank you.

[@herbertjohnston4608]

Great time's we all had nothing but lived well. 👌

[@nicozaya7457]

There is something in those old buildings and architecture that you can't see it in modern buildings. They have spirit and they talk to us if you listen closely. I'm not from UK or Belfast but I always loved that city. Hope one day I can visit and see those streets. Can someone tell me the name of first song or the singer?

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

It's called "The Last House in our Street" written by Colum Sands of "The Sands Family" - the version being played in this video is being sung by the English folk singer, Roy Bailey.

[@nicozaya7457]

@Lee McDaid - Donegal Thanks man love the song.

[@breigesheppard8339]

This is my ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🍀🍀🍀🍀☘️my home city had wonderful child hood and happy times🙏🙏🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@anthonywalsh7613]

Great choice of songs

[@jockstrap]

Brilliant Lee

[@harmonizedigital.]

a then and now video would be great.

[@OlafProt]

8:39 extraordinary… that must be the lights at Villa Italia!

[@andyarmstrong1493]

Ahh..... remember Control Zones?

[@jontibayan1627]

Got me here because of the movie. lovely place :)

[@CWWRavenbb]

The film focus more on the red brick up close rather than panning streets, a shame in my opinion.

[@shill700]

later than 1970 - late 70s - early 80s

[@dorlow3765]

It's like an advertisement for Homes Under The Hammer, if it was done in the 70's

[@jazzhands7771]

60s actually

[@JohnMcMahon.]

The pic in the thumbnail of the video is bottom of Whiterock Rd, west Belfast but it doesn’t show it in the actual video.

[@deanodog3667]

Remember playing in derelict houses as a child , there all gone landlords scooped em all up !!

[@maga8307]

This video is showing the good side of belfasf. But belfast wasn't like this all over. Like I said there were lots of ghettos.

[@davidlally592]

Indeed at this time, the then stormont govt practiced blatent discrimination in housing and jobs. Plus gerrymandering of local govt . No wonder the faeces hit the propellor in the late 1960s. Of course, much of those sanctions are now long gone. And EU monies coming in, in more recent years, has helped. Remember NI overall voted 56% Bremain in 2016: they knew which side their bread was buttered on!!

[@vladnelson1]

Why were so many windows bricked up ? Was this due to the ' troubles ' ?

[@carolinstevenson2254]

The houses were subject to a compulsory purchase order prior to demolition..mine was one of them..just had to find another home yourself if you owned your home.

[@sammym.belfastchild]

Great , wee video , brought back tons of memories , from my childhood an Belfast , before My Parents took me to Canada to live in March of 77. Cheers , thank you for sharing. Stay safe .

[@vindicari]

please indentify the music tracks?

[@coolmacatrain9434]

The first song is "The Last House in Our Street" sung by Roy Bailey. It was originally written by 'Colum Sands' of The Sands Family. The second one is Phil Coulter singing his own song "Steal Away" and the third song is "Shipyard Slips" being sung by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur.

[@sharonsloan]

What's the songs?

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

The first song is "The Last House in Our Street" sung by Roy Bailey. It was originally written by 'Colum Sands' of The Sands Family. The second one is Phil Coulter singing his own song "Steal Away" and the third song is "Shipyard Slips" being sung by The Furey Brothers & Davey Arthur.

[@sebastiangonzalez-pf7zi]

Muy bueno.... Congrats

[@tomthompson7400]

whats the building at 10:00 , its spectacular.

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

That was the old Belgravia Hotel on Ulsterville Avenue. I'm afraid it was blown up in 1979

[@tomthompson7400]

@@LeeMcDaidDonegal many thanks ,, before my time but it did look fantastic . thanks for the reply.

[@andrewsmyth8615]

What is the 1st song?

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

It's a song, written by Tommy Sands, called "The Last House In Our Street".

[@andrewsmyth8615]

@@LeeMcDaidDonegal thank you!

[@mark685]

Anyone know the location of the steps at 9:30?

[@jwalks100]

The steps led from the Lisburn Road into Ferndale Place which is no longer there as is Ferndale Street, long gone. I grew up there.....

[@mark685]

@@jwalks100 i grew up nearby and the steps looked familiar. Thanks for the info!

[@robnewman6101]

Law & Order.

[@jazzhands7771]

This is pre 1968, as there are trolleybuses

[@herbertjohnston4608]

Donegall pass lots of the streets.

[@OlafProt]

Unfortunately so many of these houses rose-tintedly described as “beautiful” were slums, even in such recent times. However, having said that Belfast has, since this was filmed, had its heart torn out, like most if not all uk cities in the name of progress. It kept its soul longer than some just due to its political situation, and both the English and Irish governments disinterest in investing in what is a wonderful country. But the Tories bringing an end to Social housing saw to that anyway, making inner cities the preserve of the rich, not the working classes.

[@rymic72]

Well said!

[@anthonywalsh7613]

Nostalgia has a habit of wearing Rose tinted spectacles. One thing though. Those communities were tight/close

[@johnshooter4763]

Is mafia city any good?

[@pmcg97]

Nurse Carlon's house Joy Street 👩‍⚕👍

[@davidlally592]

And the civilian search units, getting into Royal Ave and the security hut by the then much bombed Europa!!

[@Beethoven80]

4:47 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4

[@friotaiocht101]

Oscail do shúile agus inis dom cad a fheiceann tú... such a great video...

[@gazzanorth4373]

Try speaking English. Nobody in Ireland understands gobbledygook rubbish.

[@ruairijoseph]

Basically a depressing video of some zoomed in brick work and shite music

[@ManannanmacLir69]

Your insightful educational comment matches your shite name.

[@ManannanmacLir69]

@@ruairijoseph Why would I be upset by a pleb like you?

[@ManannanmacLir69]

@@ruairijoseph Dude you suck at trolling just like relationships with real humans I'd bet lol

[@ManannanmacLir69]

Yeah, Get in line for yer booster . Bet ye took them all lol

[@desmondhull5778]

Cheer up.😊

[@vincentvanwyk5522]

2021 welcome multiculturalism to Belfast.

[@johncully4699]

Terrible song