Cracking picture of Ayresome park

r00fie1 said:
The Jolson Story was released in 1946.
The man with the Beret and Army Greatcoat would likely be a National Serviceman or a reg.
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As an aside. Haven’t seen that film shown for a long time and I guess it won’t be given that Al Jolson was the most famous exponent of "blackface"
 
Legz said:
This site has started popping up on my feed as recommended to join, had some brilliant pictures of Ayresome Park the last few days but I found this one a bit special.
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What a diverse and forward thinking party the Conservatives were after the war. I never thought that Al Jolson would be a supporter of them though!
 
Its not the main entrance - the main entrance was the North Stand and where are the Gates?

Its an entrance to the Holgate End (West Stand) from the South.

2 shillings to get in is 10p - probably 50 times to get into current money = only £5.
 
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It was Larry Parks playing Jolson wasn’t it, not the man himself ?

Just a long shot but this could have been Boro against Man Utd with a crowd of 37,556 on Jan 18th 1947.
Fenton and Mannion scored our goals unfortunately in a 2-4 defeat.
David Jack was Boro manager and we finished 11th in Div 1.
Incidentally, Man U played their home games at Maine Road as Old Trafford was closed because of bomb damage - bloody terrorists.
 
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