Opening its doors in 1968, Bootle Strand was a breath of fresh air for the Bootle landscape and to its people for that matter.
An important step in the area's major 1960's redevelopment, a far cry from what many would regard it as now. I pass the Strand everyday on my way to work, an uninviting and dated exterior is what I catch a glimpse of as my bus passes.
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