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Saturday, 21st June 2003
Then and Now: Rochdale Road
 Rochdale Road at the junction with Queens Road 1934The year is 1934, and Rochdale Road, pictured at its junction with Queens Road, shows some signs of recovery after the 1929 stock market crash. This led to the worst economic downturn in American history, subsequently spreading to other parts of the world. The Depression did much to slow down Manchester's exuberant population growth, but a close look at fashions worn by the men and women indicate a degree of returning prosperity.  Today all the buildings have goneToday, this area of Manchester couldn't look more different - or brighter. New homes - nearly 3,000, mostly private - are concentrated in the Queens Road-Rochdale Road area. THE images from our Then and Now series are part of a collection chronicling the changing face of Manchester over 250 years. There are 77,000 images stored on an easy-to-use computer system at Central Library.
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