This is one of those pictures I wish I had taken.
We are on Princess Street approaching Whitworth Street, and given that it’s almost midnight the streets are empty.
I like the effect of the streetlamps, which along with the absence of people and vehicles makes for a very atmospheric scene.
Of course, the buildings running down from 113 to Whitworth Street have long gone, although they survived until relatively recently, after which the site was an empty plot for ages.
But when I first came across the picture last year, the plot was being developed with speed, with the boards promising “Luxury City Centre Living”, with the name Manchester Square.
Location; Princess Street
Pictures; Princess Street, 1963, "Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection",
https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR35NR9v6lzJfkiSsHgHdQyL2CCuQUHuCuVr8xnd403q534MNgY5g1nAZfY
I like the effect of the streetlamps, which along with the absence of people and vehicles makes for a very atmospheric scene.
Of course, the buildings running down from 113 to Whitworth Street have long gone, although they survived until relatively recently, after which the site was an empty plot for ages.
But when I first came across the picture last year, the plot was being developed with speed, with the boards promising “Luxury City Centre Living”, with the name Manchester Square.
Pictures; Princess Street, 1963, "Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection",
https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR35NR9v6lzJfkiSsHgHdQyL2CCuQUHuCuVr8xnd403q534MNgY5g1nAZfY
These photos are so beautiful in an eerie way. Your heading puts me in mind of a great tune from this time period, "Meet me at midnight Mary and don't let anyone know ... "
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember Mr Smith's nightclub was down the small street to the left, near the road direction sign
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