Showboat
THIS week in Looking Back we look back on one of Warrington's most popular nightclubs.
Mississippi Showboat and Secrets, on Howley Lane attracted revellers from Warrington and beyond during its heyday in the 1980s and 90s.
It was not exactly Miami Vice (although lots of people dressed like it was) and it was out in Howley but for many years it was the heart of the town.
Sadly it was burned to the ground by arsonists in March 2004.
Firebugs struck at the site of the former Mississippi Showboat and Secrets, in Howley Lane, some time after midnight
The blaze was believed to have started in a garage, which was wrecked, and in which two guard dogs died.
New housing alongside the Mersey has replaced the former club.
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