Scousers have been remembering the 'best' decade when you could 'go out on a fiver and come back with change'.
The eighties ended over 30 years ago but they have not been forgotten. Throughout the decade Liverpool underwent a period of 'managed decline' by prime minister Margaret Thatcher after the 1981 Toxteth riots, destroying industry and job opportunities.
It is testament to the character of Scousers that those forces didn't prevent the era from being one of 'the best''. For many, including those who grew-up in the decade, it was and still remains an iconic time in the city.
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This week we took a look back in time to eighties Liverpool, remembering the time when you could still go to Kirklands, smoke in pubs, shop at Blacklers and attend 'Larks in the Park'. Readers sent in their memories of the decade.
On Facebook, Jackie Lovelady said: "The 80s were the best I grew up in Liverpool. Amazing city. [I] loved the Coconut Grove [and] went Wednesday, Friday and Sunday - loved it. [I] Loved Hollywoods night club that was my Saturday haunt."
Many remembered the eighties nights-out, when the price of alcohol was cheaper and you could 'buy a pint for about the equivalent of 30p now'.
Chris Johnston said he could go out with a 'tenner', have a 'good night out' and still have £4 the next day. Others said they could "go out on a fiver and come back with change'.
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Christopher Heron remembered buying "Five pints, ten ciggies, pie, chips and gravy, plus your bus fare home for a fiver."
For some football was better in those days. David McGrady remembered 'all football' games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday, as well as getting the 'pink ECHO at quarter to five.' He added: "And if you got into the European cup you had to be champions of your country, also you could draw anyone in the first round."
Tony Doyle remembered standing "on the Kop at Anfield along with up to 23,000 others', adding 'what an atmosphere'. Others remembered paying at the gate to get into football games - a far cry from what is possible now.
Martine Victoria Harley spoke about the 'happy days' in Merseyside at in the eighties. She said: [I] Lived in Southport in the eighties. Used to go shopping to Liverpool with my mum when she had to go to the hospital.
"Miss all the shops that were there. Can’t do that now, shops have gone and my mum isn’t around anymore."
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