Flick through any proposal for the cultural regeneration of our city and, before long, you’ll see the New York reference: “this is going to be the ‘Meatpacking District’ of Liverpool”. Ten years ago, it could easily have been the Ropewalks - now it’s the turn of the Baltic to make a play for the title.
There is no doubt, our city (and especially Liverpool Vision’s stewardship of inward investment) has done good. With £4 billion invested in the past decade, and big-ticket hits like LiverpoolONE, the ACC and the cruise….
It’s a shame the CUC never fully realised its potential. Seems its new role is to fulfil the potential of Liverpool’s next generation of digital warriors…
Hard to believe that the artists and digital bods down at the Baltic didn’t have a muster station where they could enjoy a lovely cup of coffee. They do now. And we have a thrilling new venue to be proud of…
We were sad to hear recently that Leaf, based in the Elevator building on Parliament Street, had shut its doors to concentrate on its newly-opened Bold Street branch. Its original incarnation in the Static Gallery….