"This Building is an Eyesore"

Liverpool, like any big city, has its share of social problems, as demonstrated by the window graffiti on this rundown building in England's 5th most populous city.

Liverpool
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From the mid-1970s onwards Liverpool's docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline. The advent of containerization meant that the city's docks became largely obsolete. In the early 1980s unemployment rates in Liverpool were among the highest in the UK. In recent years, Liverpool's economy has recovered and has experienced growth rates higher than the national average since the mid-nineties.

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Photographer: Irene Abdou