▁and ▁ 2 ▁of ▁Sw anse a ' s ▁gay ▁bars , ▁P ulse ▁and ▁The ▁Kings . ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁becomes ▁mainly ▁resident ial , ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁railway ▁station . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁resident ial ▁stretch , ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁wed ged ▁sh aped ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁with ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Street . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁Palace ▁theatre , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁where ▁Anthony ▁Hop kins ▁st aged ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁performance , ▁the ▁oldest ▁theatre ▁in ▁Wales , ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁ 2 ▁remaining ▁purpose ▁built ▁music ▁h alls ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁Wales ▁to ▁screen ▁a ▁moving ▁picture . ▁It ▁was ▁once ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁night club ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁mostly ▁der el ict . ▁ ▁The ▁Kings way ▁Until ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Wind ▁Street ▁as ▁a ▁night life ▁zone , ▁the ▁Kings way ▁was ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁night ▁life ▁in ▁Sw anse a . ▁ ▁While ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁bars ▁have ▁shut ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁competition ▁from ▁Wind ▁Street ▁bars , ▁the ▁largest ▁night ▁clubs ▁in ▁Sw anse a ▁are ▁still ▁located ▁here . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁night ▁life ▁ven ues , ▁The ▁Kings way ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁banks , ▁sh ops , ▁fast ▁food ▁out lets ▁and ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Y M CA . ▁ ▁Sw anse a ' s ▁former ▁main ▁Post ▁Office ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁this ▁road ▁too ▁but ▁recently ▁moved ▁to ▁WH ▁Smith ▁inside ▁the ▁Qu adr ant ▁Sho pping ▁Centre ▁about ▁