“Liverpool One” Wins—Helps Make A Once-Great City Great Again
It’s like Liverpool hit the fast-forward button all of a sudden! As somebody who hasn’t lived there for more than a quarter of century, its a lot easier for me to see this. First came the Albert Dock complex, then the Capital of Culture, and now Liverpool One.
Though there’s still hard hats, cranes, and construction everywhere, on a beautiful sunny day, this week, I was thrilled to see my hometown revived and bustling.
Please check out some of the posters inserted below that tell a little more about this new landmark.
Better still, go visit Liverpool. You will be surprised, delighted, and entertained. The shopping isn’t bad either…
When more carefully manicured cities, like Toronto, feel bereft of ambiance and energy in comparison, it’s clear something is working right in Liverpool. The graphic design for its construction posters (inserted above), also helps with mood. I couldn’t think of a city where the heart symbol fits better. You can say a lot else about Liverpudlians, but you can’t deny their friendliness, directness, humor, spirit and heart. HeArTs off to them!
Christopher Hart (no heart-typo) made this interesting comment in a Times Culture supplement after Paul McCartney’s recent Liverpool concert, "It’s a battered and bleeding heavyweight of a city, struggling to haul itsel off the canvas. But it has an astonishing charisma—and I can still hear the sound of 35,000 voices ringing in my ears, singing about "times of trouble" and "all the lonely people" and "take a sad song and make it better."
A comment on the Liverpool 08 home page by Alexei Sayle states, "I’ve been all over the world looking for excitement, and it turns out that the most thrilling town I’ve ever visited is the one I was born in." Right now, many non-resident Liverpudlians will find it hard not to agree!
