Historian's call for help to track down Stan the Luton High Town deli man
She’s researching the area to create an A-Z of the neighbourhood, which she claims ‘fades into the background’ when anyone mentions the town’s past.
She says: “I’m struggling to find a very nice man whose name I know is Stan, but I have no further information about him.
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Hide Ad“He owned a delicatessen at 59a High Town Road in Luton in the 1960s/ 70s. I have a lovely photo of him outside his shop and would dearly like to find out more.”
Jackie’s interest in the town’s different regions was piqued when award-winning playwright Fin Kennedy asked her to look into the history of 88 Dunstable Road. He was keen to learn more about this particular Bury Park location for a digital community arts project he was working on with creative director Shemiza Rashid.
Museum of Stories: Bury Park is being launched as part of the town’s Heritage Open Days week from September 11 – 16. It is a new app containing 12 mini audio dramas.
Fin said: “The beautiful thing about place-based audio is that you can add a whole layer to a modern street just using sound. You can go back in time just by putting in your earphones. The idea was always to try to build a new kind of museum, using the smartphone and GPS tech we all carry around now.”
If you have any information about deli man Stan, contact [email protected]