I’ve never been particularly troubled by the sight of empty shops, but the dilapidation is sad if it means the loss of historic architectural details, as it has here, on Bootham. This was once a handsome frontage, but its detailed fancy bits have suffered. They’ve had a memorably amateurish paint … More …
Tower Street, where Capaldi’s had a snack bar, next to the shop selling Frigidaire products, and where, in those days, it was possible to park right in front of your premises to load … More …
The old Capaldi factory in Fetter Lane, with one of the ice cream vans parked in front of it. When this photo of ‘Vins … More …
Before social media provided us with convenient ways of demonstrating our tastes to the world, we had badges.
Proof that we had a veritable barrage of … More …
Photos taken by John Chrzanowski (used with permission). The market in Newgate. It would have been quite new to this location at the time these photos were taken. Previously it had been based in nearby Parliament Street.
[Photo: Andy Tuckwell]
When I wandered down Gillygate in summer 2004 I missed one place I should have included, as was pointed out in an email I received at the time, which reminded me that this takeaway … More …
