• Revealed: The 1950s plan for a futuristic Manchester of helipads and underground trains | Manchester Evening News – menmedia.co.uk

  Rooftop helipads, moving walkways and an underground railway system – this is how 1950s planners imagined Manchester would look in the future.

  Fascinating drawings which reveal how the post-war city would be transformed are revealed in a new exhibition.

  Researchers have uncovered blueprints for city-centre helipads which would have allowed commuters to shuttle from Piccadilly Gardens to other cities.

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