1.0The Modern Backdrophttps://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salfordrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XhsPXkzIDt"><a href="https://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salford/2022/04/12/less-ipsum/">Slum Clearance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salford/2022/04/12/less-ipsum/embed/#?secret=XhsPXkzIDt" width="600" height="338" title="“Slum Clearance” — The Modern Backdrop" data-secret="XhsPXkzIDt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salford/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> http://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salford/wp-content/uploads/sites/222/2022/04/WGC-4-4-6-scaled.jpg25602061This photo from the Walter Greenwood Collection in the University of Salford Archives shows Hanky Park after the brick terraced homes were demolished. The church in the background seems to be St Paul’s church. The photo was probably taken around 1965. What makes the atmosphere so eerie are the chalk drawings on the pavement next […]