Orchard Park residents have spoken of their delight that two tower blocks on the estate will be pulled down. Gorthorpe and Kinthorpe high rises are to be demolished after a city council U-turn.
It was agreed two years ago to keep the blocks and include them in a £15.3m housing investment plan for the area. Now councillors have ruled refurbishing them would too costly.
At the Pint & Pot, in Ellerburn Avenue, drinkers said they will be pleased to see the back of the flats.
Angie Fox, of Jipdane, grew up on the estate, where the skyline has been dominated by tower blocks since the 1960s.
She said: "It's good they're coming down – everyone will tell you the same around here.
"There has been a lot of trouble with drugs in them over the years."
Her friend Sylvia Woollons, who lives in Cladshaw, agreed. "It's a good thing they're bringing the blocks down," she said.
"I remember them going up. They were fine to start with. Old people went to live in them.
"But then the young 'uns moved in and it went downhill."
Under plans, the flats will be replaced with 94 one and two-bedroom council houses.
"That's good," said Sylvia. "My son was on the housing list for a year, before he eventually got somewhere.
"A lot of people, born and bred on Orchard Park, have had to move off the estate, because there just is not the houses."
Angie said: "It's good Orchard Park is having some money spent on it.
"In the past, all the money has been spent on Bransholme. It makes a nice change."
A few tables away, Val Baxter, who moved with her family to the estate in 1963, drank coffee and discussed the fate of the tower blocks.
"We'll get much better views, more sunshine and no drugs," said Val, summing up the benefits in a sentence.
Her friend, Gillian Hayton, says she hopes the new homes will go to north Hull people.
"We have mothers with kids, who have grown up round here, still waiting for a two-bed council house. To me, and to a lot of other people round here, that's wrong."
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