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soulman101
26-12-2020, 10:35 AM
Didn't anyone know it used to be called Chicago of the Midlands.
albion68
26-12-2020, 10:52 AM
Didn't anyone know it used to be called Chicago of the Midlands. I’ve only ever known it as bramidge 😆
Albionic68
26-12-2020, 12:15 PM
I don't know about Chicago Lloyd but Saturday nights in West Brom' certainly used to remind me of the Wild West.
soulman101
26-12-2020, 12:34 PM
Hi, this is where I got it from https://www.emporis.com/city/102321/west-bromwich-united-kingdom#:~:text=About%20West%20Bromwich&text=Like%20many%20other%20towns%20within,%E2%80%9 CChicago%20of%20the%20Midlands%E2%80%9D.
soulman101
26-12-2020, 12:35 PM
I don't know about Chicago Lloyd but Saturday nights in West Brom' certainly used to remind me of the Wild West.
When we all piled out the Adelphi.
SCOOP115
26-12-2020, 02:37 PM
I'm sure West Bromwich was an industral force long before Chicago
Now if you had said Chicago was known as the West Bromwich of Illinois then perhaps......
soulman101
26-12-2020, 02:55 PM
I'm sure West Bromwich was an industral force long before Chicago
Now if you had said Chicago was known as the West Bromwich of Illinois then perhaps......

I thought the same , but had never heard it before.