Now I always like to dig deep, trawling the historic records to support a picture.
But this time I rather think I will just leave it at the image, and instead let everyone going looking for what they want.
It is 1960, and the new look Manchester is about to rise from the ground in front of the bus depot.
Nine years later I would sit in the Milk Bar in that parade of shops opposite the buses, enjoy the view from the restaurant of the Hotel Piccadilly, and look at the three buildings that occupied the site while walking through the old gardens.
Location; Manchester
Picture; Brand new Manchester, 1960, "Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection", https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR0t6qAJ0-XOmfUDDqk9DJlgkcNbMlxN38CZUlHeYY4Uc45EsSMmy9C1YCk
It is 1960, and the new look Manchester is about to rise from the ground in front of the bus depot.
Nine years later I would sit in the Milk Bar in that parade of shops opposite the buses, enjoy the view from the restaurant of the Hotel Piccadilly, and look at the three buildings that occupied the site while walking through the old gardens.
Picture; Brand new Manchester, 1960, "Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection", https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR0t6qAJ0-XOmfUDDqk9DJlgkcNbMlxN38CZUlHeYY4Uc45EsSMmy9C1YCk
I wonder if they dug out the underground lavatory around this time?
ReplyDeleteAfter the blitz, it seems like we missed an opportunity to create a big public square on the site.
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