squirtyflower said:
remember arthur mann said:
I suppose there'll be three number 53s turning up together any time now !!!
Apparently so, just cheked GM Travel, Cheetham Hill to Salford via The Etihad and the Swamp.1.618034 said:remember arthur mann said:
I suppose there'll be three number 53s turning up together any time now !!!
Ah. The good old banana route.
Do they still run?
Used to get the 53 from Grey Mare Lane to Old Trafford to watch Lancashire when I was a kid, that seemed a hell of a journey aged 11.remember arthur mann said:Apparently so, just cheked GM Travel, Cheetham Hill to Salford via The Etihad and the Swamp.1.618034 said:remember arthur mann said:
I suppose there'll be three number 53s turning up together any time now !!!
Ah. The good old banana route.
Do they still run?
ManCityX said:
It's like a scene from downtown Detroit.petrusha said:That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).
petrusha said:That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).
To get your bearings, below is an old map with the modern location of the stadium and athletics arena superimposed. I believe Macca's photo is looking north up Forge Street, which obviously no longer exists:
That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.kippax4ever said:petrusha said:That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).
To get your bearings, below is an old map with the modern location of the stadium and athletics arena superimposed. I believe Macca's photo is looking north up Forge Street, which obviously no longer exists:
That cant be the same FKing Bus stop
If you're going to plagiarise my comedy genius at least leave it a couple of pages.hkbluey said:That is a photo taken in Detriot last Tuesday.kippax4ever said:petrusha said:That pic above from 2000 is after they'd done remediation work to allow construction to go ahead for the Commonwealth Games. If you want to see what it was like before that work and after all the industry had gone, then here's a pic from 1997 (thanks to City fan Macca on Twitter, an absolute must follow for all Blues on there - @The_Paris_Angel).
To get your bearings, below is an old map with the modern location of the stadium and athletics arena superimposed. I believe Macca's photo is looking north up Forge Street, which obviously no longer exists:
That cant be the same FKing Bus stop
I've got an engineering background and yes, that's impressive. It's probably a whole lot easier nowadays with computers and CAD/CAM but it's still pretty cool.Dodge said:
I agree that they've done a good job of marrying up two very different roof lines but for me this is one of the least pleasing aesthetic aspects of the expanded stand. I only hope that one day the East and CB stands are expanded to create a more uniform roofline.ColinLee said:
They are still helping to hold up the old roof, and will be removed when they remove the old roof.Alty_Blue said:
I couldn't agree more ;-)hkbluey said:
According to this image these masts will remain in place - indeed the design (with them sticking out of the windows) seems to specifically incorporate these within the constructioncleavers said:
