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Saturday, 30th August 2003
Then and Now: Swan Street
Carl Palmer  THEN: Swan Street in 1900Fittingly, the city's then rapid development and bourgeoning reputation for commerce was soon to see the first electric tram run just a year later. Swan Street was renowned for a fascinating mix of businesses, including a herring and egg merchant, glass works, oyster dealers, tobacconist, jewellers, pawnbrokers, and instrument makers.  NOW: Some structures remainWhile Swan Street is unrecognisable today, with a wide three-lane road, and painted white buildings in place of red brick, a glance upwards shows that some of the structures retain the bold architecture of its glorious past. The archive picture is part of a large collection at Manchester Central Library chronicling the changing face of Manchester during the past 250 years.
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