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1y

My grandfather used to work at White City in Manchester, so I thought I'd draw an image of its gates.
It started life as a botanical garden in the mid-19th century, but was later redeveloped as an amusement park. In 1927, it saw further redevelopment, this time into White City Stadium, a venue for greyhound racing, speedway and stock car racing. It closed in 1982, was demolished, and is now a retail park.
Just like everywhere else.

#illustration #architecture #manchester #history

A drawing of dilapidated white gates with multiple columns. The sign above is broken. Only WHIT.. Ci..Y letters remain. Below that: Greyhound Racing. Monday - Friday - 7:30

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1y

Windows through windows at #Manchester Piccadilly station.

#FensterFreitag

A modern tower block through a Victorian railway station window.

The station is built of brick: red brick below the window, white faced bricks to the sides and above. Immediately around the window, which is arched, is a pattern of different brick colours. The glass is held in the window with thin decorative ironwork.

Beyond, the modern tower block has strips of windows across each floor. Some of the panes are covered in blue or yellow plastic.

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1y

For those anywhere near Manchester - I'll be playing a special all-Detroit DJ set as warmup for Phat Kat, who'll be playing at the Hip-Hop Chip Shop on August 4th. Tickets are limited, so if you're interested you'll need to be quick :)

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Hip-Hop-Chip-Shop/Phat-Kat---Detroit-Hip-Hop-Pioneer---Intimate-Live-Show/39253429/

#DJ #HipHop #LiveShow #Manchester

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Come to @oggcamp in #Manchester on October 12-13 and geek out with the rest of us at this venerable free culture #unconference resurrected after four years.

Tickets on sale now, one more week of early-bird pricing, from https://oggcamp.org/tickets/

More info at https://andypiper.co.uk/2024/08/20/return-of-the-oggcamp/

#FreeCulture #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Geek #Hacker #Event #OggCamp

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Withy Grove Stores

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/withy-grove-stores-justin-farrimond.html

Twenty first century Manchester, England; with a little dash of early twentieth century added to the mix.
Shot with a cheap medium format camera the faded grunge aesthetic shines like a Didsbury diamond.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Photography #Manchester #FilmPhotography #BlackAndWhite #MediumFormat #Cityscape #Northern #Monochrome