In Chorlton .......... when cafe society was still a rickety chair in sight of the greengrocers

It is easy to forget how quickly Chorlton has changed.

Two decades ago much of what we take for granted was yet to happen.

If you wanted a pint or a glass of wine it was still pretty much the case that you were destined to visit one of the pubs and go back another decade and the number of restaurants could be counted on one hand.

So as that brave new dawn of unlimited choice of where and when you drank and ate opened up, here is
Beech Road when the restaurants and cafes were still outnumbered by shops selling, fresh food, nails waxed string and old fashioned newspapers.

Picture; Beech Road with Diamond Dogs, and the Italian Deli in the background, circa 2003