Broad Street has not always been lined by night clubs, casinos and bars it was once lined by large Georgian houses. But as the area became more and more industrialised the wealthy moved out and their houses were converted into shops. On the second picture of Broad Street one can just about make out a church in the background. It was called Unitarian Church of the Messiah, it was built in 1865 but was demolished in 1978 in the city's "modernisation" drive. Originally Broad Street was called Halesowen Lane then it was re-named Islington Street and finally only named Broad Street in the nineteenth century. From the time the church was knocked down in Birmingham's modernisation drive from the 1970s onwards Broad street has seen the development of many new buildings including; The International Convention Centre, Brindley Place the Repertory Theatre, Alpha Tower, The Hyatt Hotel and the Hotel