[thecontinental]

Hi - I'm currently putting together a documentary for the Museum, Library, and Archive council using archive and contemporary footage of preston city centre, and have run sessions with the general public to get their views and stories of Prestonb past and present

Unfortunately we are seriously lacking in archive footage or photography of the bus station pre 1990's. if anyone has some, or in fact any of the city centre in general, we would much appreciate contact from you.

you can get in touch with me at ruth@theyeatculture.org - the sooner the better would be appreciated!

many thanks

Ruth

[Escaped From Grange]

Check this link on Flickr.

He may give the ok to use some of his.

Barney Smith

[Corn Flakes]

EFG; Thanks you for the link. I've had a quick look, took about an hour, I will certaainly spend a lot more time on that link....Brilliant collection.

[Bluenoser]

Thanks EFG like CF I had a quick shufti but will be back when I have more time

[thecontinental]

hi everyone - thanks so much for your input. anyone got any contact details directly for the various flickr, youtube, etc people, or for contacts at the historical / photography & film societies in Preston?

many thanks again - i will make sure the community is mentioned with regards to the project!

thanks

Ruth

[thecontinental]

hi everyone - thanks so much for your input. anyone got any contact details directly for the various flickr, youtube, etc people, or for contacts at the historical / photography & film societies in Preston?

many thanks again - i will make sure the community is mentioned with regards to the project!

thanks

Ruth

[Escaped From Grange]

Click on Barneys flickr link and you can contact him directly from there.

[Escaped From Grange]

Also try here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/617878@N25/pool/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/998526@N23/pool/

[Corn Flakes]

Remeber Adam ?....

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/afterword/...dead-at-81.html

[Escaped From Grange]

What does that have to do with Preton archive photography?

[Corn Flakes]

What does that have to do with Preton archive photography?

I saw him once in the co-op on New Hall Lane.

[Escaped From Grange]

i'll try my best not t call you a name.

[Corn Flakes]

In the weeks just before we emigrated in May 1964 I took a lot of photo's of the then Preston including a few of the old Ribble bus station, the Scout bus station on Starch House Square, the old Fishwick bus station on Fox Street, and many others, The Palace, The Princess, The Hippodrome, The AD (Adriatic Ballroom), The Regent, etc, etc. Trouble is, they were mostly 'slides' in those days along with a lot of black & white photo's. I still have them but they are amongst the several hundred other slides, and other tucked away somewhere photos, they'll probably all get thrown out when we 'pass on'.

[dezyboy18]

In the weeks just before we emigrated in May 1964 I took a lot of photo's of the then Preston including a few of the old Ribble bus station, the Scout bus station on Starch House Square, the old Fishwick bus station on Fox Street, and many others, The Palace, The Princess, The Hippodrome, The AD (Adriatic Ballroom), The Regent, etc, etc. Trouble is, they were mostly 'slides' in those days along with a lot of black & white photo's. I still have them but they are amongst the several hundred other slides, and other tucked away somewhere photos, they'll probably all get thrown out when we 'pass on'.

whatever you do dave, dont let them get thrown away,either get them scanned now and published on your photobucket account, for all to share, myself, and other people i know would be very interested, or bag them all together, for your next uk visit, and pass them on for one of us to do the scanning, but dont let them get lost whatever you do!

[thecontinental]

i for one would love to see these slides!

[El Toro]

In the weeks just before we emigrated in May 1964 I took a lot of photo's of the then Preston including a few of the old Ribble bus station, the Scout bus station on Starch House Square, the old Fishwick bus station on Fox Street, and many others, The Palace, The Princess, The Hippodrome, The AD (Adriatic Ballroom), The Regent, etc, etc. Trouble is, they were mostly 'slides' in those days along with a lot of black & white photo's. I still have them but they are amongst the several hundred other slides, and other tucked away somewhere photos, they'll probably all get thrown out when we 'pass on'.

Dave, don't let them be just tossed away, like you and the rest of us will be

Bequeath them to the forum or someone on it and they will be processed propery cos they are obviously wanted....

Be safe!

[Corn Flakes]

In the same vein......we have dozens of audio cassette's, many of which are old BBC mysterie's Paul Temple, The Man in Black, Sherlock Holmes, not to mention the collection of musical cassette's....the mystery cassett's we were still using on our bedside radio/cassette player, no matter that we just about knew every word that was coming up next, we used them to 'fall asleep to'. Well sure as can be the cassette part finally gave out so we went shopping for a new one !!! Wal-Mart, Target, Radio Shack, we tried them all...the younger guys behind the counter didn't know what we meant !! I guess to them trying to explain the old rotary dial telephone would be lost on them too.
Doesn't everyone of us older folks still have their collection of 78 rpm, 45 rpm, and 33 1/3 rpm records packed up and stacked somewhere, I know we do. Probably collectors item's now eh ? Something else that will probably get dumped with us as Bull says. My IPod will be next !!
With regard to the slides, I think we already threw out the projector and the screen. I can't imagine going through about 25 years worth of slides by hand...think about it.

[dezyboy18]

With regard to the slides, I think we already threw out the projector and the screen. I can't imagine going through about 25 years worth of slides by hand...think about it.

It might be a challenge, but would be worth it in the end, all your images digitized, and available to view with the click of a mouse, no screen no projector etc. Exactly how many slides are you talking about dave?

[Bluenoser]

Dez, like Dave I've got all kinds of negatives from Preston in the '50s but to get them on a disc is very expensive, I know I tried!!
A few years ago I sold of all my copies of the 'Goon Show' my turntable died on me and I couldn't get a replacement, now you can buy a turntable anywhere

[dezyboy18]

Dez, like Dave I've got all kinds of negatives from Preston in the '50s but to get them on a disc is very expensive, I know I tried!!
A few years ago I sold of all my copies of the 'Goon Show' my turntable died on me and I couldn't get a replacement, now you can buy a turntable anywhere

well, blue, if they are going to end up in the bin you might aswell parcel them up and ship them over here!!!!i used to have a negative scaner, many years ago, labouriously slow, and mighty expensive, as soon as windows xp came out, it became defunct, although i did manage to get it going under xp, it was of no use, all negs had been done, and it is only in the last twelve months, i passed it onto someone who fancied a bash themselves at neg scanning. Today tho, you can pick these neg scanners up for very little, and if i had the need too, i would get a new one.