The photo says 1974 and it looks abandoned. I am pretty sure my father was still working as manager then and it was still a paint factory. They made huge drums of paint for schools and hotels etc. Lots for export.
Don't we petition in Liverpool when they take down buildings we would like to keep (not E.H. Jones), other buildings you are talking about?
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I petitioned here for Radio City (Can you imagine what a loss that would have been, so Art Deco) Also for the Band Shell in Central Park. In the 30's and 40's the big bands, Dorsey, Glenn Miller etc came and played there right in the park and people would dress up and spend the evening dancing under the stars to Tommy Dorsey or whichever of the bands were here. I have seen old photos of hundreds of them dancing and having a wonderful time even when things were tough in their lives. In 1980 we had John's memorial there. Thousands of us stood in the cold and mourned the loss of the genius Lennon. How could I not petition for that. The only reason it was coming down was the people in those buildings on 5th said it spoiled their 'vista' of the park. Well too bad!! It does not block anything and it needs to stay. In the end, it was repaired and painted and stands proudly still. There was an orchestra playing there on Sunday. It is right by the building with the hawks.
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