It's only when you see images from decades past that you realise how much has changed in our great city.
One picture shows the dense crowd gathered in Manchester to hear Prime Minister Churchill's election campaign speech in 1945 - a scene you're unlikely to witness in these modern times.
Other images remind us how areas of Manchester once looked, such as Market Street, Oxford Street and Piccadilly.
Other images remind us how areas of Manchester once looked, such as Market Street, Oxford Street and Piccadilly.