Whilst I agree that some parts of Blackburn Rd are a mess,( and I still mourn the senseless demolition of my old house on Holland Street) I have been having more of a look around since the thread which featured the derelict courtyard on Bank Street.
And whilst obviously not in a predominantly Asian area have a look at Whalley Rd and Mason St , what a shambles! Mason St is a tiny street that runs down the side of that horrible Army surplus place, all the houses bar 1 are boarded up, the opposite side of Whalley Rd used to house Mary's Music , a takeaway and a hairdressers, now all looking very derelict, and what used to be Wolstenholmes and latterly Motability place also derelict,the motorbike place standing empty, this is pretty much town centre.......
