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Manchester (June 2005)
Manchester, UK - Myke - Thursday, December 8th, 2005 : goo
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Some more of my photographs of Manchester. These are from a set of black and white (slightly brown) 35mm. Apologies to those with slower connections, they will take a while to load.
Above: The Marks & Spencer store on Saint Mary's Gate.
Above: Building on the corner of Police Street, off King Street.
Above: The Exchange Theatre building.
Above: New apartments were built within the walls of this old fish market.
Above: Interesting litter bin, street unknown (somewhere near the Piccadilly Basin)
Above: The back of Piccadilly Gardens, redesigned by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
Above: Modern apartments seen from Ducie Street near Piccadilly Station.
Above: Statue near Piccadilly Gardens. Traffic cone optional.
Above: Sign. Taken on Tib Street, Northern Quarter.
Above: My best friend from college, with a roll-up between his teeth.
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Peter: 8th Dec 2005 - 20:59 GMT
wow... theres some amazingly modern architecture admidst the old-world stuff. i particularly love that second photo.
im imaginging living in an old fish market. cool. good case of urban renewal.
Myke: 8th Dec 2005 - 22:35 GMT
Thanks Peter.
It's a nice mix up of old and new. Manchester has many examples of facadism, which I will hopefully find and photograph. Glasgow has similar building projects going on as well. Many of the entirely new apartments that are built here seem to adhere to one style of architecture, although they are not that bad to look at they're lacking in character.
jack: 9th Dec 2005 - 01:18 GMT
nice pictures. it is so clean there. my, your friend has a very long finger. i wonder where its been.
Peter: 9th Dec 2005 - 04:44 GMT
myke: i appreciate what youre sharing here... remember, as a new yorker whos never been across the atlantic, ive no way to know anything about such cities save for what people like you show and tell me. as always, id love to see more photos- even of the mundane!
tony: 21st Mar 2007 - 20:09 GMT
hey do u have anymore pics of the the back of the picadilly gardens?if u do could u upload them please? thank you
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