“This is Media City showing its arse to Salford” says a resident of Langworthy, pointing at the vast multi-storey car park and site entrances that back onto the Weaste, Seedley and Langworthy areas of the city.
And a walk around the back of Media City confirms the view. A huge car park, some site offices and the entrance to the Pie Factory, where filming is already happening, are all that can be seen. The huge sign for the Media City studio actually faces the Quays and The Lowry.
Despite promises from Media City that the huge project will include the community, the building work so far does not look over-inclusive…