No4, old doorway,abandoned building with posters, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
DB6PD8File size:
34.3 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3000 x 4000 px | 25.4 x 33.9 cm | 10 x 13.3 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 July 2013More information:
. An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2013, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The scene records No4, old doorway, abandoned building with posters, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK. The image also relates to documentary photography, fan community, sports branding, spectator sport, place identity, changing land use, period detail, archival record, match-day economy, stadium district, supporter culture, changing streetscape, football tourism, and social history. For current editorial use, stadium redevelopment and club ownership provide additional context, especially through how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around the recorded location before closure or conversion alters the character of the place. The location also brings in sporting landmark, club history, before-and-after reference, club identity, everyday life, community identity, local character, and stadium architecture. References to doorway, Liverpool, Merseyside, posters, and building give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is stadium redevelopment and how stadiums become landmarks closely tied to local identity when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes community identity and the archival value of club lettering and branding as grounds evolve without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The record includes a local visual benchmark within the wider story of the recorded location.