pap Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 One hundred years ago, Southampton was a very different place. Population wise, we were about half the size. The area east of the Itchen was sparsely populated compared to today. Areas that are now described as "dodgy" were gentry, or in the case of my stomping grounds, fields. Personally, I find the change fascinating, and it does make you wonder what sort of city Southampton will be in a century's time. Will Eastleigh and Romsey get swallowed? What about the Waterside area? Will it grow to such an extent that we'll see massive feats of bridge engineering going over the Test, much like the Itchen? This is the thread to speculate on the future of our city. To give you a little food for thought, here's what we were in 1910.
CB Fry Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 By then we'd be celebrating 98 years in our 50,000 seat stadium. Having sold it out four times in that time.
Ohio Saint Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 I bet cars will STILL have bloody wheels! I hate the future.
Ohio Saint Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 Oh yes, by then I expect Southampton's other team on Portsea Island to be in the Premier League.
pap Posted 18 September, 2012 Author Posted 18 September, 2012 By then we'd be celebrating 98 years in our 50,000 seat stadium. Having sold it out four times in that time. This is a Lounge thread, sonny. Take your Turkish-inspired rant to the main board!
pap Posted 18 September, 2012 Author Posted 18 September, 2012 Oh yes, by then I expect Southampton's other team on Portsea Island to be in the Premier League. I know you say that half in jest, but blimey, not much greenbelt between us an them. Mega City Solent ( as long as I can be Chief Judge Pap ).
pap Posted 18 September, 2012 Author Posted 18 September, 2012 Complete nonsense. (we don't have a skyline!)
badgerx16 Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 Complete nonsense. (we don't have a skyline!) Aahh, but by 2052 Southampton might, remember that picture is 50 years after that.
Deano6 Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 Hard to tell if my 4th floor walkup is a washout.
derry Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 The house I lived in as a child is shown in Calmoor. The roadsign at the end of Water Lane showed the Calmoor spelling but the HCC vandals replaced it.
CB Fry Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 This is a Lounge thread, sonny. Take your Turkish-inspired rant to the main board! Clearly not a rant was it. File it under whimsical quip. Toyed with putting something about finally signing Skacel but decided it was far too funny.
pap Posted 18 September, 2012 Author Posted 18 September, 2012 Clearly not a rant was it. File it under whimsical quip. Toyed with putting something about finally signing Skacel but decided it was far too funny. I know, sir - just messin' as the locals would say. I should have covered in it in smilies (etc.)
Colinjb Posted 18 September, 2012 Posted 18 September, 2012 It'll be interesting to see what changes happen under Chinese rule.
Doctoroncall Posted 20 September, 2012 Posted 20 September, 2012 That's me on the left... Oh! Either the flu pandemic or the yellowstone super volcano would have erupted by then and it'll revert back to the 1910 landscape.
saintsdan Posted 20 September, 2012 Posted 20 September, 2012 One hundred years ago, Southampton was a very different place. Population wise, we were about half the size. The area east of the Itchen was sparsely populated compared to today. Areas that are now described as "dodgy" were gentry, or in the case of my stomping grounds, fields. Personally, I find the change fascinating, and it does make you wonder what sort of city Southampton will be in a century's time. Will Eastleigh and Romsey get swallowed? What about the Waterside area? Will it grow to such an extent that we'll see massive feats of bridge engineering going over the Test, much like the Itchen? This is the thread to speculate on the future of our city. To give you a little food for thought, here's what we were in 1910. Being serious for a moment.. That will depend on how you believe shipping, and in particular the port of Southampton, will develop over the next 100 years. The existence of the Western docks restricts the possibility of a bridge over the Test any further downstream than the existing. A tunnel maybe?
Frank's cousin Posted 22 September, 2012 Posted 22 September, 2012 2112 'Attention all teams of the solent federation...we have assumed control... we have assumed control' (any old farts get that?)
GAS Posted 22 September, 2012 Posted 22 September, 2012 One hundred years ago, Southampton was a very different place. Population wise, we were about half the size. The area east of the Itchen was sparsely populated compared to today. Areas that are now described as "dodgy" were gentry, or in the case of my stomping grounds, fields. Personally, I find the change fascinating, and it does make you wonder what sort of city Southampton will be in a century's time. Will Eastleigh and Romsey get swallowed? What about the Waterside area? Will it grow to such an extent that we'll see massive feats of bridge engineering going over the Test, much like the Itchen? This is the thread to speculate on the future of our city. To give you a little food for thought, here's what we were in 1910. This means I'm a pure breed.
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