On the site of the Etihad in the past - and pictures of olde Manchester

My 2 nephews who grew up near the stadium used to play football on the site before it was built. A MEN reporter turned up one day and took a few pics of them having a kick about in their City kits and the MEN ran a story about how this piece of land could be the site for the commonwealth games and potentially the new home of Manchester City. I've still got the picture up in a shoebox in the loft (I think) I was wondering if if be able to track it down online in the archives maybe?
 
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yeseye said:
My 2 nephews who grew up near the stadium used to play football on the site before it was built. A MEN reporter turned up one day and took a few pics of them having a kick about in their City kits and the MEN ran a story about how this piece of land could be the site for the commonwealth games and potentially the new home of Manchester City. I've still got the picture up in a shoebox in the loft (I think) I was wondering if if be able to track it down online in the archives maybe?
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Your best bet is to go into Central library in town they have every copy of the MEN on reels. At least they used to.
 
Back in 1999 when I first started working on the stadium i walked the whole site and did a full photographic survey of the entire stadium site! Is amazing to see how much has changed in 17 years.
 
doctor whites said:
Can't find Vera street where my dad was brought up he went to ravensbury street school. Some years ago the area on the map had a big impact on my life so can't look at it to long bad memories, plus her hubby might post on here lol.
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vera street was up in clayton behind the metal box, pulled down '77 (ish)
 
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