Coronation Street sets streets was erected in 2005 allowing shots to be filmed looking up Rosamund Street and creating the illusion of other dwellings further along that street. At the end of Coronation Street there is a fictitious tram line which has seen CGI trams used over it in the past (notably the opening titles and when Kelly Crabtree left the long running drama). The storyline for December 2010 ("Coronation Street"s 50th anniversary) showed the viaduct collapse, sending the tram onto the cobbles, demolishing the Kabin and the corner shop in the process. Whilst the majority of the interior scenes were filmed within
Coronation Street sets and remain quiet until filming has finished. This fact was revealed in the 15 May issue of "TV Times" magazine. Whereas The Rovers Return was previously an empty shell on the backlot at Granada Studios a partial interior has been constructed within the new pub at the drama serial's new home over at Trafford Wharf. This was shown on screen by actor Simon Gregson (who plays Steve McDonald) during the ITV programme "Coronation Street: A Moving Story", documenting the two-year process of constructing the new set build. The architecture of Coronation Street was based on Archie Street, Ordsall, an area