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Half a century ago Rhyl’s promenade certainly looked different! The picture above (top) was taken around 1960 when I was a schoolboy with dirty knees. In the background is the famous dome of the original Pavilion which stood near where the Skytower is now. In the foreground is the Open-Air Bathing Pool and alongside is the Royal Floral Hall.
The Floral Hall stood on the eastern promenade opposite Bath Street. It opened in 1959 as a council-owned attraction and became one of the resort’s most popular features. In due course it passed into the hands of a private company and became ‘Butterfly Jungle’. The building was demolished in the early 1990s. The picture of Floral Hall's interior should bring back memories for a lot of residents and visitors.
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