Hollywood hardman Clint Eastwood found his favorite pint of beer during his visit to Manchester on June 12, 1967. “I love beer but the froth gets up my nose,” he said. And immediately he blew it off the top of his pint. The actor had just risen to fame as the “Man with No Name”Continue reading “Clint Eastwood Samples a Pint of Beer During His Visit to Manchester in 1967”
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22 Color Photos of Manchester, England in the 1960s
The sixties was a difficult decade for Manchester. As heavy industry, cotton processing and trading all suffered a severe downturn, the city had to struggle with high unemployment rates. Between 1961 and 1983, Manchester lost 150,000 jobs in manufacturing. The city’s population also suffered a decline during that time. In 1961, Manchester’s population was 662,000,Continue reading “22 Color Photos of Manchester, England in the 1960s”
