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Birmingham City Centre On Film 1964

I was 22 when that film was made.
What strikes me is how smart everyone was in those days, males wearing jacket and tie, ladies in smart coats with shiny shoes.
Anybody else remember that bloke selling crockery down by the Ragtag ?
Thanks for the memory !
 
i also remember that if there were no takers he would say " ok if no one wants them" and proceed to smash them all up...of course i now realise that they were most likey seconds and used just to cause an effect lol
 
Astoness said:
i also remember that if there were no takers he would say " ok if no one wants them" and proceed to smash them all up...of course i now realise that they were most likey seconds and used just to cause an effect lol
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I suspect that they were all seconds Lyn !
 
The video brought some lovely memories back for me. I shopped for my vegetables in the outdoor market and if my memory serves me right, carrots were 3 lb a bob!
 
I passed my driving test and bought my first car in 1964 when that film was made, so brings back good memories for me.

As a youngster 18 years before I bought my first car I would have seen Birmingham like it was in the video below. A bit dingy just after WW2, lots of buses and very long queues for them in Bull St and Colmore Row.
 
maypolebaz said:
I was 22 when that film was made.
What strikes me is how smart everyone was in those days, males wearing jacket and tie, ladies in smart coats with shiny shoes.
Anybody else remember that bloke selling crockery down by the Ragtag ?
Thanks for the memory !
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Some good hairstyles as well - girls with French pleats. I don't think I remember the cascading water, but my real memories don't start till a few years later.

maria
 
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