Charlie Chuck
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I don't remember any joke shops, but as a kid in the 70s there must of been at least 4 pet shops on there.
Manchester in the 1960s
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r.soleofsalford
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manchester rags coloured buses. salfords were green
r.soleofsalford
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Wheres the UPC shops
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Wasn't there a bombed out hotel next to Victoria bus station? I seem to remember a big black shell every time I went into town.
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Not a spice dealer/addict in sight!
Fabulous compared to now
There was a lovely little burger van to the left (80s)we used to get a couple after a session in Town, bloody lovely things they were.
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So it was there, I was not imagining things. Thanks.
r.soleofsalford
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I have a tankard from the Deansgate hotel that a relative dug out of the ruins
Prestwich_Blue
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I can see the window i used to sit by on the 8th floor of Peter House, which was my first workplace. Used to go in TD's regularly.
Patientman63
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Love the photo outside John Dalton college, it's got a mini estate in it (not the van!) which was my first ever car in 1980! Cost me £90 and was a pile of shite. The subframe was basically iron oxide, and it crabbed sideways as you drove it. It had sliding side windows, wires to open the doors, no radio, head restraints, seat belts or wing mirrors (not even optional extras!)
Loved it I did
Loved it I did
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They must have cleared the tramps and alckies out of the gardens before taking it!
Fabulous compared to now
Barcon
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Joke shop was near that ginell thing that brought you out to the buses on Oldham street.
A great place to use your stink bombs.
I remember shop windows full of birds that had all the feathers plucked off their necks by the bird sitting next to them.
Who remembers the "magic tap"?
The joke shop was burnt down in the 70's on Tib street other end of chippy row, always remember finding stink bombs and other things in the ashes...
Drinking shandy in Billy greens in your best clothes before whit walk.
Feeding Oscar's chips in the pet shop on Tib street
Sniffing knickers in TD's them were the days and yeah the Gardens in Piccadilly were better back then...
Those were the days, jeez, when we used to sell tricks to put in your parents/grandparents/mates fags. There was a banger one and a fluffy one wasn’t there? I don’t remember the above tbh.Bought a few of these as a kid from the joke shop:-)
