Now I am not a fan of just posting an old image and leaving it at that.
Often when I come across these on social media, it is posted with no date, no indication of where it has come from and it stands alone with no additional commentary.
All of which makes it difficult to appreciate its true significance, because without a date and a source, there is no context, other than to reflect that “here is a picture which is different from now, when they did things differently back then”.
Of course, that may sound sniffy, but if you are interested in the past you should always be after finding out as much as you can.
So, having said all of that, here is a picture with little in the way of additional information.
We are on Manchester Road where it joins Upper Chorlton Road, and the year is 1973 and it comes from the City’s Local Image Collection.*
It was one of a series taken by H Milligan in the 1970s and what I like about the picture is the way that it records, just what a collection of “modern shopfronts” looked like back then.
Today, they look dated and even a bit amateurish but in 1973 they appeared sharp, modern and at the cutting edge of what was thought stylish.
I particularly liked the use of timber cladding seen on the bookie’s and that name which seems to topple down from the top of the sign.
Today I prefer the original shop fronts which are still visible on two of the fronts.
And that is all.
Location; Chorlton
All of which makes it difficult to appreciate its true significance, because without a date and a source, there is no context, other than to reflect that “here is a picture which is different from now, when they did things differently back then”.
Of course, that may sound sniffy, but if you are interested in the past you should always be after finding out as much as you can.
We are on Manchester Road where it joins Upper Chorlton Road, and the year is 1973 and it comes from the City’s Local Image Collection.*
It was one of a series taken by H Milligan in the 1970s and what I like about the picture is the way that it records, just what a collection of “modern shopfronts” looked like back then.
Today, they look dated and even a bit amateurish but in 1973 they appeared sharp, modern and at the cutting edge of what was thought stylish.
I particularly liked the use of timber cladding seen on the bookie’s and that name which seems to topple down from the top of the sign.
And that is all.
Location; Chorlton
Picture; Manchester Road, 1973, H Milligan, m17964, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
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