The enormous regeneration projects since 2006 when the Beetham Tower was completed, have propelled Manchester to 'second city' status. That's official because the London & Continental Railways Ltd (which is a Government-owned property development company) said so on their website. To all the Birmies out there, 'Sorry mate'. We are the second city. We don't have to claim it, it is what it is because everyone not connected with Manchester (other than Birmies of course) said so.
Fantastic drone shots. Enjoyed watching. You should be working alongside the film industry. They love shots like that. I'll share this with my film producer friend. Maybe he could get you some work. Amazing. I look forward to your next drone footage. 10 out of 10 👏👏👏
Manchester starting to look more vibrant and modern than London, I actually didn't believe this was the original Manchester for a moment there, it's looking like a midwest US city with the mix of 6-storey buildings and 60-storey skyscrapers. This could easily be Columbus or Kansas City from the air.
How can you say it's "more vibrant and modern than London" and follow it up with "it's looking like a midwest US city" and "This could easily be Columbus or Kansas City". Isn't this contradictory or do you think Colombus and Kansas City are more vibrant and modern than London? 😂😂 Love Manchester btw, it just isn't more vibrant than London
I've seen Manchester change so much over the years, sometimes I'm looking for places I once knew but are now gone and then I will recognise another part of the city but it looks different, well I am getting older
Getting older? Don't we all? 🙂. I remember taking the 62 bus commuting between Chorlton and the city center back in the 70s, everything along the bus route has changed. May I say all for the better although some may disagree. Manchester is now a much cleaner city with all the high rises that have sprung up like mushrooms.
We're now witnessing the Americanization of the UK: the utter destruction of the culture and infrastructure that made the Countries unique. Now, once a convenient urban paradise with architecture of grandeur, Manchester is now becoming a worthless car-sewer full of uninspiring glass facades that will remain empty. If you ever wonder how a country can be effectively destroyed by a dysphorian-bent government, look no further than the present-day UK.
@@lordgemini2376 America invented the skyscraper; but it's more than that: The same way America is turning its back on its citizens, the UK is doing likewise. So, simple-minded are you to trivialize the facts I stated in my comment. Move on to some cartoons; I don't think you have the intelligence to hang in this comment section.
Took a train through Central Manchester last fall and was impressed with it’s size. The Victorian-era buildings are gems and irreplaceable. Some towers are attractive, others so-so. Overall, A very vibrant & interesting city center!
Great footage and well presented but i am sorry Manchester has got so many really ugly new buildings and such a lack of any natural beauty, God knows what it will look like in 20 years time cause it does not look great at the moment.
@andrewsteele1819 It will probably resemble a typical soulless American city. I just can't believe so many people are happy living in those tower prisons!
Manchester of the 90s (pre bomb) was hideous...the ugly old 60s plaza around Shambles Square which crossed over Deansgate, the grubby yellow-tiled facade of the Arndale Centre dominating Cross St and High Street, the pot-hole laden expanse of land in front of Victoria Station which was a rough car park, the 60s offices facing onto St Peter's Square... I think town=planning has been successful in Manchester. It looks better at street level than ever. Still very Victorian, Manchester used to be ringed by some very grim housing areas..Collyhurst..Miles Platting..Hulme..Salford Crescent/Pendleton.....we can easily forget this when we criticise the new.
@@stephenvarty191 I had a weekend in Manchester last year and I thought it was a fantastic city. Lots of Victorian architecture and glass towers too. A real vibe about the place and very easy to get around.
@@davidowen2396 Fully agreed. I used to take the 62 bus between Whalley Range and the City Center and the only 'modern' building that stood on Medlock St was one that has a glass tower resembling an erected dick. Sadly, it's still there!
Too bad all the skyscrapers look the same: hideous glass blocks. It would be more impressive if Manchester was building ornate tall buildings. It looks just like any other city now. 🥴
@TheVesko95 I don't live in Manchester. The nicest cities in the world tend to be predominantly medium rise such as Edinburgh, Vienna, Munich, Turin, Seville, Rome etc etc.
Greater Manchester has a larger population than most of those cities! Vienna is similar. Only Rome much larger but I don't see the relevance of your point.@thebabbler8867
@stephenvarty191 I am sorry but I disagree with you on so many levels 1. The cities you gave are extremely old historic cities, they are also the capital cities. This means they have a completely different development to Manchester. Manchester is a fairly newer city and the centre was filled with car parks and abandoned land. Those skyscrapers are what brought investment and life back into the city. Rome is a complete disaster from any way you look at it so I wouldn't give it as an example for anything really. Furthermore all those cities are european capitals (which is fine) but why don't you look at Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Singapore etc. Etc. All of those cities are always topping the charts for most livable METROLOLITAN cities and have skyscrapers. So please don't be a nimby and accept that different cities can have different characteristics and still be livable and lovely. Manchester isn't Vienna and it never will be but what is happening now is defining the city and I for one think it's increadibly different and fresh
I think the towers actually accentuate the beauty of the Victorian era buildings. At street level, Manchester remains unmistakably Victorian. The towers have been built on brownfield land...no old buildings were lost to create these. Many of the towers are student accommodation (I think) ...they are vital to the local economy.
Thank you very much. The clips were from a couple of different flying sessions and the edit came together pretty quickly once I found the right soundtrack.
I live in milton keynes my whole life and have worked in london for the latter part of my working life (driving and railway work) manchester is hands down the best city in the UK. Ncl and leeds close second.
Thank you for the update! 🙂👍 Salford and Manchester are going through a convulsion of building unmatched since the 1700's and 1800's when it famously went through a similar convulsion. It is a metamorphosis. Old industrial wastelands and brownfield sites seeing green shoots sprouting. Mcr by numbers is the student city of Europe par-excellence, providing a regularly-refreshing ownership for developers honing in on this lucrative market, graduates & young professionals finding jobs in life sciences and digital industries, providing the core needs. Working From Home is having a massive effect on real estate. Residences are in offices, even grade A offices, less so. ▶️ 51% of graduates stay in Mcr after graduating. ▶️ 2/3rds of those stay in the city centre. ▶️ 61% of graduates in Mcr graduate elsewhere but are drawn to Mcr like iron filings to a magnet because it's half the cost of London. WFH is a new paradigm. Developers provide hotel-quality residences, concierge services, swimming-pool, karaoke rooms, Renaker, a mahjong room, even WFH-spawned "work booths". Average age of resident - 31. What about other people? There are some "affordable" homes but few and far between. ▶️ A few decades ago the city centre population was 400. Now 70,000 and rising. ▶️ Less than 10 hotels in the city centre, 1 Michelin-star restaurant. Now? Thank you again for your interest. 👏👏
