What it used to be like.

[ifiwasarichfan]

Some great pics there, thanks F Bloke.

I dont think anything in Life was more exciting than walking through those back streets as a child and waiting for the Stadium to come into view.

 

[kippaxblue76]

:-( :-(

 

[Deleted member 14625]

"The Wembley of the North"!!!

Maine Road, 1923. Capacity 88,000!!!

 

[fbloke]

Pre-dating the chippy on the corner of Maine Road

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:27 pm --

Unquestionably Maine Road

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:33 pm --

Do any of you recognise this strange building ;-)

where did you find all these photos mate... would love to have a butchers myself..

Manchester Archives

Some truly amazing piccies

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/</a><br /><br />-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:21 pm --<br /><br />The Kippax when it was first seated.

I bet you didnt know that had been done before did you

 

[kippaxblue76]

Some good ones here.

<a class="postlink" href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lengrant.co.uk/files/gimgs/24_mr00218.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lengrant.co.uk/projects/maine-road/&usg=__SIadXsWgQMbTOq2UUuj2qikZV-o=&h=590&w=900&sz=161&hl=en&start=306&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=iHp72NzDEpo8-M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=146&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmaine%2Broad%2Bmanchester%2Bcity%26start%3D300%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1B2GGIC_enGB207GB335%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... s%3Disch:1</a>

 

[bluemanc]

84,569

 

[kippaxblue76]

where did you find all these photos mate... would love to have a butchers myself..

Manchester Archives

Some truly amazing piccies

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/</a>

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:21 pm --

The Kippax when it was first seated.

I bet you didnt know that had been done before did you

Bloody hell.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Manchester Archives

Some truly amazing piccies

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/</a>

-- Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:21 pm --

The Kippax when it was first seated.

I bet you didnt know that had been done before did you

Bloody hell.

Sure that's not Platt Lane? The picture seems to have a curve in the terracing where it joined the Main Stand?

 

[Blumers Bloomers]

God I miss this place! It had a soul.

 

[superwatsonwatson]

I think Blue b4 the moon is right, i think that is platt lane with the two entrances/exits at the back.