Early 1970s York Guide (part 1)
In difficult times, some late 20th century nostalgia. York in the early 1970s, via a visitor guide book of that time.
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Huge shops, small shops … Coney Street studies
Looking at the new store in the former BHS, and a much smaller shop down the road, and thinking (again) about Coney Street, and shopping, in the 21st century.
More …York in 1961
Perusing a 1961 guidebook published ‘by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of York’. A city with no university, but plenty of industry.
More …‘Retail offer’ studies: city centre survivors
Thinking about some of the shops that have been in the city centre for decades, acknowledging their resilience in difficult times, and thinking about our spending power.
More …Mulberry Hall, 1970s advertisements
Adverts from the 1970s for Mulberry Hall, another long-established York business announcing its closure.
More …Where we shopped and dined: early 1980s ads
Adverts from an early 1980s guide to York. Pennyfarthing, Vivien Smith, Alpha Nova, Galt Toys, the Blake Head, Judges Lodgings, and The Willow.
More …One on every corner? Tesco and Sainsbury’s
As the Press reported recently, this building at the end of Clarence Street, Groves Chapel, may soon include a new Sainsbury’s store on its ground floor. It’s clear that there’s a lot of opposition to this.
More …Old signs, forgotten shops
What lies beneath the plastic signage: old painted lettering. Corner shops and high street shops reveal their earlier owners.
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