Liverpool.. the way I see it.. the photographs of Gerard Fleming.

Today, I'll mostly be showing..
Tomorrows 'Old' Liverpool photographs..


These photographs can be seen large on the 'New Additions' album..
on my website... here.. >> Liverpool Days..Liverpool life.




Reeces Dairy on Hawke Street during demolition..
the JMU uni building centre pic on Clarence Street is now demolished..



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...L-1024x768.jpg




View of Bishop Goss area..
flats on Grosvenor Street being demolished..
Interior shots of all these flats being demolished available to local history projects..
videos also available free of charge to local community history projects from where this photo was taken showing the old Gerard Gardens and Holy Cross and Scotland Road areas..

Gt Homer Street and Netherfield Rd areas visible in distance..
Gt Homer Street market photos also available to local history projects..
and videos...



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...RCH-08-150.jpg




Woolies St Johns Market.. the last days.

see link above to view this image large..
(lots more Woolies last days shots to come...)




http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...es-closing.jpg

Liverpool...Then and Now..


Classic Joe Neary photo from 1961 with a photo of mine..
taken nearly 50 years later..


More of these then and now Liverpool changing images..
On here >>> Liverpool Days.. the then and now album...



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...tanimation.gif

Supercharge come home..

Albie Donnellys Supercharge play Liverpool..

pics coming soon..

Albie Donnellys killer horn...


Taken at the Supercharge Liverpool homecoming gig Friday 21st Jan 2011..
I'll add a few of the band playing soon..

The pic shows a photograph I printed off and gave to Albie as a surprise..
Its a photo showing the bands from the Liverpool 1960's and 70's music scene.. and Albie is on the photo.
they all got together to re-enact the famous 1964 Astrid Kerchherr photograph of all the same lads..
I was very fortunate to be asked to take this re-enacted photograph..
no matter what happens from now on...
I can say I was chosen as the official photographer to take that photograph..
that will always be one of my proudest achievements to have taken the Astrid Kerchherr re-enacted photo..



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...iller-Horn.jpg

Just catching up - - good idea to have taken photos of Woolies before it closed. Good to look back on like the old pics of Blacklers.

Pity there were no photies taken (as far as I know) of the Church st Woolworths before it went. I know there are some old black & white ones knocking about (from 1950s I think), but I mean pics of Woolworths late 1960's early 1970's.
I can just about remember what the upstairs cafe looked like. Can't really recall what the shop floor was like.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by lindylou

Just catching up - - good idea to have taken photos of Woolies before it closed. Good to look back on like the old pics of Blacklers.

Pity there were no photies taken (as far as I know) of the Church st Woolworths before it went. I know there are some old black & white ones knocking about (from 1950s I think), but I mean pics of Woolworths late 1960's early 1970's.
I can just about remember what the upstairs cafe looked like. Can't really recall what the shop floor was like.

---

Hiya Linda...I've got a few pics of the outside of Blacklers...I've been offered a video of the inside being ripped out by the lads who got the contract to do the job...
the same lads who ripped out the POL Liverpool building..and WERE PAID to do it..

They took out all the desks, filing cabinets...every bit of furniture from the POL building..got paid to do it as I said...and then sold the lot in their 2nd hand junk shop.

Same with Blacklers as well, took everything out and got paid to do it and sold the lot on....

I wont buy the Blacklers video off them until they drop their price..


I remember Woolies shop floor....photo machine on the left right by the door when you walked in..
got a pic of me and my Mrs taken in that machine when we were about 12...

Next to the photo machine was the heel repair counter and engravers...
still got a little charm thing I got my Katies name and mine engraved on.. 1975 I think.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...isn't that nice eh...eh...

I think I do remember the repair counter being near the door - can't remember much else though. There must have been a record counter - upstairs was it ?? - - and did Woolies sell clothes in those days ?

Hi Ged.. this is long distance USA..


.... April 2010.

Got a phone call from Larry Kane...Emmy award winnng Journalist and THE ONLY journalist
The Beatles allowed with them on the whole of their 1964 and 1965 tours of America..

I thought the fantastic American accent was a wind up....
'Hi Ged.. I'm Larry Kane, will you show me a few Beatles places around Liverpool please'...


Will I what Larry Lad....? does a fat dog fart.. ?

It was a pleasure meeting Larry and showing him a few places... a real nice man.
..and what a surprise when I recieved both his books in the post a few weeks later..

This... >> is Larry Kane..
a man I'm looking forward to meeting again when he comes back to Liverpool...

After clicking above click where it says 'Larry Kane'
for more info on Larry....



To see the photo below large and read the plaque without any copyright mark on it...

see the 'New Additions' album on my website....
on here >>> Liverpool Days...




http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...non-plaque.jpg

---------- Post added at 06:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by lindylou

I think I do remember the repair counter being near the door - can't remember much else though. There must have been a record counter - upstairs was it ?? - - and did Woolies sell clothes in those days ?

---

The record counter Lind was moved around a bit if I remember correct
it last ended up on the ground floor at the back end of the store..
it had a great box of cheap singles...I bought loads out of there.
I met Billy Kinsley in there once... or walked passed him like in awe..!



As you got off the upstairs escalator you were in the clothing department..
I dont think it sold a wide range of clothes...
but I do remember buying a woolie hat and gloves...or a scarf or something from there.
you then walked over toward the windows above Church St for the cafe...
which I remember like yesterday.

Shame Woolies bit the dust :(

Still, we have Wilkinsons now which is something similar.

Liverpool people..



A one off photo is something that can not be taken again...
The Odeon Cinema London Rd showing the final curtain on the closing night...
One off, it can not be taken again...its gone...impossible to take another photo of that scene.


What would make a people one off pic... ?
if there was such a photo..
in my opinion...simple..

unstaged... and unrehearsed..
and definately none of this M'larky..
'ang on a minute while I do me hair... say cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeese'

No way in a million a years a one off photograph..


Unstaged and un-rehearsed... like all my people pics.
but not in my opinion one off...they can be taken again..



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6.../Kebab-lad.jpg



http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...l-clubbing.jpg




http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...range-grin.jpg

Real one off people photographs..
can not be taken again as where they were taken no longer exists...
many many more Liverpool people photos to be added to my website..
much better and larger than shown here..



One for the ladies Lindy and Mandy..
this was the 1st floor ladies salon in Lewis's
(This floor is where the Co-Op travel agency was..)

What was the name of this salon Lind and Mand..?
winner gets the chocolate frog..!...



One off...Lewis's is now closed..

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...wiss-salon.jpg




One off.. Punch and Judy Cafe on Lime St now demolished..

Papa...!!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...y-1024x768.jpg



One off.. the last night at The Odeon Cinema London Rd.
now closed..




http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c6...about-film.jpg

... oohh, I can't think of the name of that hairdressers now:confused: .. did it begin with 'R' ?
My husband used to work in Lewis's many moons ago, he might remember.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by lindylou

... oohh, I can't think of the name of that hairdressers now:confused: .. did it begin with 'R' ?
My husband used to work in Lewis's many moons ago, he might remember.

---

Ha haaaaaa...thats gotcha eh..eh....lol..

It begins with an F Lind... 5 letters.

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 PM ----------















.

Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Jove...
nearly 4 and a half thousand visits in 2 weeks...!!


Fantastic.. !
this thread has had not far off 4 and a half thousand visits in the 2 weeks its been going..
some photo threads have been going over 2 years and had a similar amount of visits...

many many more Liverpool pics to come...

Cheers all...I really appreciate you all viewing my photographs.. :PDT11


Thanks again..

Gerard.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Gerard Fleming

Cheers all...I really appreciate you all viewing my photographs.. :PDT11.

---

And I appreciate you taking the time to show your photographs, Ged my good man.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by A.D.W

And I appreciate you taking the time to show your photographs, Ged my good man.

---

Cheers Dave mate... thats very kind of you and much appreciated..


Thanks Dave...

Gerard.