It hasn't changed one tiny bit

[eugenesucks]

I was just wandering about on youtube and found these two promotional videos for Southend! I'm not positive but I think both are from the 80s.

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I would post the other too but they have embedding disabled! Grrr! Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y61CKD43vIg

Comments

[noisyzine]

Hilarious! It looks so grim in the first video! Yeah I'd guess judging by the train and the fact that the shopping centre is all shiny and new, the first one looks like the 1980s.
I guess you already know about this one, but I thought I'd post it anyway!

local video for local people

[eugenesucks]

classic local video!
yeah, i thought the first one was very alan partridge-esque.

[bastardang]

wow, i can't believe anyone would promote something with a video like the first one.

so many people on the beach, and nobody in the water.

[eugenesucks]

isn't it great though? i know it made me want to come here.
ha, the water was probably freezing cold still.

[bastardang]

maybe they were making it as grim as they could so they once you got there, you'd be pleasantly surprised.

[anonymous]

Ahhh - classic memories of trudging around Southend bored out my skull. Now I get paid to do it.