tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post8025949189396400663..comments2023-11-05T18:46:32.295+11:00Comments on Baino's Banter: No Sign of LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-59689385779828893402010-04-06T14:15:03.662+10:002010-04-06T14:15:03.662+10:00This is fodder for a good mystery thriller..sandThis is fodder for a good mystery thriller..sandsewa mobilhttp://www.fortunerentcar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-10042340070480861432010-03-30T21:13:27.651+11:002010-03-30T21:13:27.651+11:00I love a good food hall, me!!
Harrods used to sel...I love a good food hall, me!!<br /><br />Harrods used to sell something called California Fruits Sugared Almonds, which had a soft, icing-like coating, rather than the traditional hard one. They were well yummy.<br /><br />Also you used to get Harrods Lights cigarettes, which I thought were well hilarious too. I once bought someone a pack for Xmas %-/...Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-71368796953764837642010-03-30T20:01:50.375+11:002010-03-30T20:01:50.375+11:00Oh, snap... Westfield has invaded Australia, as we...Oh, snap... Westfield has invaded Australia, as well?JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-27179707818693610102010-03-30T09:35:58.460+11:002010-03-30T09:35:58.460+11:00Id be scared in there, too many hidey holes for fr...Id be scared in there, too many hidey holes for freaks. Gosh, i used to be brave once and hitchhiked around Oz and now I am scared of an empty building......Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069547070373964624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-54624260710826749652010-03-29T06:39:37.443+11:002010-03-29T06:39:37.443+11:00I think I'd love exploring in there...I think I'd love exploring in there...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-67268213426402761982010-03-28T23:31:39.201+11:002010-03-28T23:31:39.201+11:00I think I'm going to adopt this use of "M...I think I'm going to adopt this use of "Manchester"<br /><br />this is a great collection of photos - would be a great set for a filmlettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-86921735372986856202010-03-28T11:59:34.945+11:002010-03-28T11:59:34.945+11:00love the red Blove the red Bmarinahttp://www.nprimopiano.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-35997536354711594082010-03-27T03:51:03.525+11:002010-03-27T03:51:03.525+11:00Spooky, the perfect place for a good thriller! Int...Spooky, the perfect place for a good thriller! Interesting that you were able to wander around with your camera.<br /><br />My post for Theme Thursday is up <a href="http://pattiken-pattiken.blogspot.com/2010/03/theme-thursday-sign-of-times.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-87001114565039895892010-03-26T14:44:34.816+11:002010-03-26T14:44:34.816+11:00Wow, can you really wander around the empty areas ...Wow, can you really wander around the empty areas all you like?<br /><br />I know this sounds weird, but I would absolutely love to work in that building. Spooky fun!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-50194492760554031172010-03-26T12:19:54.806+11:002010-03-26T12:19:54.806+11:00This is fodder for a good mystery thriller..sandyThis is fodder for a good mystery thriller..sandySandy Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892044386717213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-26218071565114363382010-03-26T11:59:20.781+11:002010-03-26T11:59:20.781+11:00Thought it was called manchester world-wide. Shows...Thought it was called manchester world-wide. Shows how much I know. My late grandmother worked in the manchester department of John Martins store here in South Australia. One of her stories was about the customer who asked her... "where do I go to get felt?".Her friend in menswear used to love it when people asked innocently "what have you got in mens underwear?".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-65946701217779913462010-03-26T11:15:32.057+11:002010-03-26T11:15:32.057+11:00oh my
Looks like that Food Hall went on a diet......oh my<br /><br />Looks like that Food Hall went on a diet...Nanc Twophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171827151222610399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-14379179794482113732010-03-26T11:11:18.982+11:002010-03-26T11:11:18.982+11:00You wouldn't want to be the only one working l...You wouldn't want to be the only one working late at night, or any time really, in that building, would you? Hmm, if there was a nice guy from the office though who was sexy, smart, unnattached and just the two of you ... hehehe. Did I just say that!?Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765993736554383626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-33089005545399157572010-03-26T11:04:16.229+11:002010-03-26T11:04:16.229+11:00Is that big B on the floor for Baino?!Is that big B on the floor for Baino?!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-22074846157622344192010-03-26T10:08:01.360+11:002010-03-26T10:08:01.360+11:00Great shots! Wish we had one of those malls in my ...Great shots! Wish we had one of those malls in my neighorhood. Oh wait, actually we do.<br />http://eff-stoplocal.blogspot.com/2009/09/let-there-be-darkness.htmlSean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-52032930327059852772010-03-26T09:35:03.007+11:002010-03-26T09:35:03.007+11:00It is kind of spooky. Looks like nobody bought the...It is kind of spooky. Looks like nobody bought the "Buy, Buy, Buy" campaign. Sad really. We have a ghostly mall too. Never was as nice as this, but even at mid-day, it emits an eerie echo of emptiness.Ronda Laveenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902846545309643023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-89128611750863515172010-03-26T08:53:09.116+11:002010-03-26T08:53:09.116+11:00what a fantastic place to work...really, grab your...what a fantastic place to work...really, grab your roller skates and go crazy on your lunch hour! <br /><br />stay off the escalators, eh?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-85497789830391167252010-03-26T07:04:55.019+11:002010-03-26T07:04:55.019+11:00Linen is indeed called "Manchester" due ...Linen is indeed called "Manchester" due to the huge cotton industry begun in Manchester England. We thought it really funny when we first moved here since we hailed from Manchester or thereabouts. And yes, the place is completely empty except for our huge office on the top floor and a small cafe on the lower ground floor, even my beloved Harris Farm Markets has relocated. The building is no longer in the 'retail' district but towers above a street of restaurants. And yes, it was eerie hearing nothing but the click of my heels and the camera!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-35725823567288422652010-03-26T06:57:33.762+11:002010-03-26T06:57:33.762+11:00tons of north americanos shop on the net, i have a...tons of north americanos shop on the net, i have as well... no need to worry about the weather, parking, or your car busted into... and home delivery... eventuallylaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-64196695549031245622010-03-26T04:07:59.636+11:002010-03-26T04:07:59.636+11:00Just incredibly eerie! Somehow portentous. Wonder...Just incredibly eerie! Somehow portentous. Wonderful photos, and may I say, brave of you for going in there!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-40403446013099808852010-03-26T02:20:25.288+11:002010-03-26T02:20:25.288+11:00Like Brian said...a sign of the times. I see a lot...Like Brian said...a sign of the times. I see a lot of retail emptiness in my hometown, though things are picking up a bit. Your photographs were spookily (is that a word?) wonderful.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882248671520480556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-76428527455184019002010-03-26T00:56:49.678+11:002010-03-26T00:56:49.678+11:00Yep, all those empty spaces are real spooky. Like ...Yep, all those empty spaces are real spooky. Like everyone ran out of money and never came back to the shops. But Kath's right, less temptation on the plastic!<br /><br />Why Manchester? I gather Manchester, England, used to have a big cotton industry at one time, so cotton fabrics became known as Manchester goods and then just Manchester. The term isn't used in Britain any more though, everyone refers to bed linen.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-39175027450760171082010-03-25T23:56:19.802+11:002010-03-25T23:56:19.802+11:00Wow! That's actually kinda spooky! You actuall...Wow! That's actually kinda spooky! You actually work in that place? What did they do, put offices on the top floor and everything emptied out from under them? Weird...Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-59863336321841150202010-03-25T21:40:52.863+11:002010-03-25T21:40:52.863+11:00I was thinking it might be spooky ...and an empty ...I was thinking it might be spooky ...and an empty energy ..hmmmmmmm...Sarah Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05884012730205363096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-23199714479147367202010-03-25T21:10:03.268+11:002010-03-25T21:10:03.268+11:00Wow, it's like a ghost .. um, mall. Fascinati...Wow, it's like a ghost .. um, mall. Fascinating. Wasn't it a bit creepy, walking around all that emptyness all by yourself? I'd love to do it, though!<br /><br />Manchester? How strange. Do you know why linens are called that?Jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.com