Museum of Liverpool themes and displays
What's your Smithdown story?
Staff of the Windmill wholefoods shop on Smithdown Road.
© Stephanie de Leng.
Have you got a Smithdown story to share? Get involved and you could become part of our exhibition in the People's City gallery in the new Museum of Liverpool, opening 2011.
'The Secret Life of Smithdown' is an exciting project exploring the local neighbourhood. The project aims to discover how local shop keepers and shops have helped shape the area and the diverse lives of local residents past and present.
Smithdown Road in South Liverpool links the vibrant, diverse areas of Toxteth, Wavertree and Allerton. The road has changed considerably over time, and still continues to change today. Many different people live and shop along it, including students at Liverpool's three universities.
Do you live along Smithdown Road now, or have you in the past? We want to hear your comments about the area. What is it like to live there? How has it changed? What is your favourite shop or shop keeper? Share your comments, memories and photographs of Smithdown Road on Facebook and in our 'Secret Life of Smithdown' Flickr group or email curator of community history Kay Jones with any information you may have.
'The Secret Life of Smithdown' is part of an EU funded project. Find out more on the Entrepreneurial Cultures in European Cities website.
The project was launched at Oomoo Café on Smithdown Road in September 2009, with a month of events including drop-in sessions, local history talks and a display.
