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Drove to Manchester today. I actually liked it more than I thought I would. Lots of people out and about, seemed like there was a lot of shops and stores too. The one thing I disliked was that there isn't really a "downtown," just Elm Street. Other than that, I was impressed! Here are the pictures
Enjoy
The tallest building in Northern New England according to Wikipedia
Views of going down Elm Street
I love these!
Very large circle building
City Hall
I had not seen this building in pictures online...musta been 15-16 stories?
Somewhat sketchy store we stopped in
Across the river (sorry for the line on the windshield)
My favorite picture, I like the skyline in this more than it really is
the 'circle' building is the Center of NH - hotels and shops to complement the Verizon center across the street - surprised you did not get a picture of that.
Underneath that is City Hall, and underneath that is the Brady Sullivan towers. That used to be the New Hampshire Insurance building.
the tall black building is owned by Public Service of NH and is home to various lawyers and the Internal Revenue Service.
the store you visited is located on Hanover St. and you're right...it's kinda' shady. Behind it, the yellow brick building is the old cathollic hospital. It was converted to an old folk's home when Notre Dame merged and became Catholic Medical center, now located on the west side.
the Citizens Bank building is one of the oldest buildings in Manchester and once upon a time, it was the Amoskeag Bank.
the brick buildings with the arched doorways located on the north end are a series of professional buildings and you're right. They are lovely.
You have some great shots of the millyard.
The downtown area doesn't really exist any more like it did in the old days, although the city puts on some great concerts in the summer in Victory Park (across the circle building).
Most of the shopping areas are now located on South Willow St. in the area of the Mall of NH.
lookingforahome- Always love your photo tours. I also have a soft spot for Manch as I have friends and family there and I enjoy it a bunch. It's a gritty little city at times, but it's coming along well.
The one street "downtown" thing seems to be common among some of the more industrial towns and late bloomers in New England. I grew up near Fall River, MA (pop. 92,000) and downtown Fall River is essentially what's built up along Main Street (with a few exceptions). Elm Street in Manchester is similar to this (though Elm Street and Manchester in general is much nicer). Springfield Mass has a similar setup as well.
Actually, while Portland Maine has the Old Port area which really acts as a section of downtown; Downtown Portland is really built mostly along Congress Street (though it's called the "Arts District"). My girlfriend who grew up in Portland calls Congress Street, "Main Street Portland." It's funny going a block off of Congress onto Cumberland and seeing the difference in setup and style... it's so close, but a far cry from the wall to wall development along congress.
I wanted to get a picture of that mirror building (or maybe its not that one, but there was one I liked) but I was unable too. It's too bad its not say...20 stories
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