![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-used-to-live-next-to-an-abandoned-stadium-but-now-its-been-completely-transformed-it-draws-a-lot-of-attention/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23950547-1694709683632.jpg&description=NEW GOAL We used to live next to an abandoned stadium but now it's been completely transformed… it draws a lot of attention BRITS living next to a formerly abandoned stadium have told how it's been completely transformed. The old Eastville Stadium, where Bristol Rovers used to play, closed in October 1997 and was torn down by 1998. 4 The old Eastville Stadium, where Bristol Rovers used to play, closed in October 1997 and was torn down by 1998 Credit: Alamy 4 The site is now an IKEA superstore Credit: SWNS It remained a derelict site until the following year, when it was transformed into an IKEA superstore. Now locals have told how the store draws crowds of visitors, clogging up roads and causing traffic "chaos". One man, who didn't want to be named, said: "'They built Ikea there with no thoughts of the traffic. "There are cars everywhere and the roundabout is like driving round the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It's madness sometimes.' Another added: "The traffic situation could be addressed, since IKEA opened it's been chaos especially at weekends when people bring their whole families. "We can hard get into Tesco or the retail park due to the queues.' Others slammed the area around the store. On man in his 80s, who didn't want to be named, said: "I went to the Rovers ground in my younger says but now its like a bomb site, rusty caravans all over the place and litter. "I've not been to IKEA but I know my daughter takes her kids a lot for the food and they love adventuring the place, but all the nearby areas are a state, it is a tip." Some were just glad the area was being put to a purpose. A woman in her 50s added: "It's better to have something than nothing, it could be wasteland sad empty and unused, but we have a big superstore [IKEA] that draws a lot of attention. "People come to Bristol from miles around, so it probably helps with tourism." Justin Quinnell, 61, who lives nearby remembered the old stadium and used to watch the greyhound racing with his dad. Built i){kind=link}
BRITS living next to a formerly abandoned stadium have told how it’s been completely transformed.
The old Eastville Stadium, where Bristol Rovers used to play, closed in October 1997 and was torn down by 1998.
It remained a derelict site until the following year, when it was transformed into an IKEA superstore.
Now locals have told how the store draws crowds of visitors, clogging up roads and causing traffic “chaos”.
One man, who didn’t want to be named, said: “”They built Ikea there with no thoughts of the traffic.