Rare photos of memorable Liverpool characters from the 1970s

[@markbenjamin1703]

This is the kind of stuff I like the Liverpool Echo for

[@jamesdean1148]

aka the greater manchester echo where its printed now

[@grbbbc]

I’m a Londoner but my favourite places and people in the UK are in Merseyside.

[@Johnconno]

Guess you're living up there then?

[@tuesdaydelaney4480]

I Love Merseyside Ian the Blue side and so proud to be an Everton Fan 💙💙💙

[@frankwong5086]

Great place Liverpool in the 60

[@Benny18-18]

Anyone remember Johnny Linus a sea going character who loomed large in the sea-faring community in Liverpool and New York In earlier days

[@barbaraannecortina7899]

the bus that the people were getting off was either a Metro-Scania single-decker or its double-deck cousin, the Metopolitan and, as for the following scene with buses turning, that was filmed at Towerlands Street, no longer open to traffic.

[@SchulzTrain]

Whether the faces are dark or not it makes no difference..!!

[@philodowd8080]

For a friend, anyone have a photograph of the late Joseph Joey Piggott, passed away over 60 years ago, was a bus conductor for a while thank you 🙏🏻

[@tancreddehauteville764]

Not many dark faces back then. All very different now of course.

[@walterkronkitesleftshoe6684]

Aye the homogenisation of the races carries on apace.

[@user-xq6sj3jk5x]

RUclips give Joe Owens a voice