The Real Maroonblood Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, ando1504 said: The large doorway looks the same as in this Princes Street image. Where M&S is now? Good shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maple Leaf Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, been here before said: Thats what I thought. Looks like it might say 'The Royal Hotel' above the brown shop. You're right. It was originally The Royal Hotel, right next door to Jenners. I believe that there was a name change to the Mount Royal at some point, maybe in the 1960s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Air raid shelters in East Princes Street gardens, right under the Scott Monument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando1504 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Maybe of topic a little, but for old images of Edinburgh, this is worth a wee watch, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, ando1504 said: Maybe of topic a little, but for old images of Edinburgh, this is worth a wee watch, I’ve saw bits of that movie and it looked pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando1504 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 33 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I’ve saw bits of that movie and it looked pretty interesting. It's no Toy Story, it's a bit slow, but I enjoyed it. Not sure if that's a recommendation or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Bristo Street, a bustling area lost to the University, even though the local residents fought hard against the proposals (still happening to this day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Maple Leaf said: Air raid shelters in East Princes Street gardens, right under the Scott Monument. Loving this pic, never seen anything of those shelters before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 30 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Nup, not coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Just now, New York Fleapit said: Grosvenor st ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) DP. Edited July 3, 2018 by New York Fleapit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 30 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Grosvenor st ? Manor place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: 2 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Nup, not coming? Looks like Duddingston Camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 09:56, luckyBatistuta said: If I ever came back to Edinburgh, this is where I'd choose to live. I used to live there 25 years ago (had my first flat there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 On 02/07/2018 at 06:54, Tazio said: Down at Bellevue, the last horse drawn milk wagon in Edinburgh I seem to remember. On 02/07/2018 at 05:56, ando1504 said: Used to see him in the mornings when I walked along East Claremont Street (think thats what it was called) to Broughton Primary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 8 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Bristo Street, a bustling area lost to the University, even though the local residents fought hard against the proposals (still happening to this day) An absolute joke. Again the councillors of the time should have been run out of town. a cracking part of the southside lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 6 hours ago, New York Fleapit said: Manor place? Think the buildings in the background are too close for Manor Place. I thought it was Grosvenor Street with Grosvenor crescent in the background, which you wouldn’t be able to see nowadays for the gardens in the middle of Lansdowne crescent and Grosvenor crescent. 5 hours ago, bobsharp said: Looks like Duddingston Camp. ‘Never heard of it 5 hours ago, Sydney said: If I ever came back to Edinburgh, this is where I'd choose to live. I used to live there 25 years ago (had my first flat there). It is a really nice area, with lots of great little bars and restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Just now, luckyBatistuta said: Think the buildings in the background are too close for Manor Place. I thought it was Grosvenor Street with Grosvenor crescent in the background, which you wouldn’t be able to see nowadays for the gardens in the middle of Lansdowne crescent and Grosvenor crescent. ‘Never heard of it It is a really nice area, with lots of great little bars and restaurants. Aye, I think you're right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: An absolute joke. Again the councillors of the time should have been run out of town. a cracking part of the southside lost BRISTO Street may not be an instantly familiar address to the current generation of Edinburgh residents - mainly due to the fact that it vanished entirely from the city’s maps more than 40 years ago. Bristo Street crossed north to south as a continuation of Bristo Place, eventually joining onto Chapel Street in Edinburgh’s bustling Southside. It was an amalgamation of differing architectural styles that dated from the late 1700s onwards and featured a small but thriving community of shops, pubs and houses similar to the Grassmarket today. Parker’s department store ranks among the most fondly remembered premises to have disappeared from the city. Its mock-Tudor frontage, both picturesque and iconic, provided a style that was rather unique to Edinburgh. There are a generation of Southside residents around today who have never quite came to terms with its passing. Plans for redevelopment of the area began in the 1950s when Edinburgh University began buying up premises in and around the nearby George Square. Celebrated architect Sir Basil Spence was among those involved. Opposition to protect the historic square was fierce but the intensity of the university’s redevelopment plans proved too great a battle to overcome. Progress during the following decade was swift and began with the creation of the imposing Appleton Tower on Crichton Street completed in 1966. This was followed soon after by several other university constructions, including the David Hume tower and a new library building on George Square. Only one side of the square remains intact today as a result. The relentless expansion of Edinburgh University didn’t cease there however. The areas north of the square which included Bristo Street and Potterrow were obliterated in stages between 1967-1970. The triangle of Parkers department store between Bristo Street and Crichton Street had been earmarked as the site for a new mathematics and physics block - the plans of which never saw the light of day. Ultimately, the much loved Parker’s store was replaced for a large flat strip of car park situated between the new student health centre at Potterrow and the Appleton Tower. The award-winning Informatics block, created as a replacement for the one destroyed in the Cowgate fire, finally filled the 35 year old gap site in 2005. Today there are few fragments of old Bristo Street that managed to survive the onslaught of the late 1960s. Skater-haven Bristo Square which rose from the ashes of the original street has provided the city with a space that is spectacularly utilised each summer as the hub for Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, giving it an ongoing purpose. Bristo in 2013 is a vibrant area of the city that stares boldly into the future - not that it has much of a choice after paving over much of its past. Still happening now MB and it seems like at a faster pace too. It’s now the Leith residents that are trying to fight and stop the juggernaut that is the university. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: BRISTO Street may not be an instantly familiar address to the current generation of Edinburgh residents - mainly due to the fact that it vanished entirely from the city’s maps more than 40 years ago. Bristo Street crossed north to south as a continuation of Bristo Place, eventually joining onto Chapel Street in Edinburgh’s bustling Southside. It was an amalgamation of differing architectural styles that dated from the late 1700s onwards and featured a small but thriving community of shops, pubs and houses similar to the Grassmarket today. Parker’s department store ranks among the most fondly remembered premises to have disappeared from the city. Its mock-Tudor frontage, both picturesque and iconic, provided a style that was rather unique to Edinburgh. There are a generation of Southside residents around today who have never quite came to terms with its passing. Plans for redevelopment of the area began in the 1950s when Edinburgh University began buying up premises in and around the nearby George Square. Celebrated architect Sir Basil Spence was among those involved. Opposition to protect the historic square was fierce but the intensity of the university’s redevelopment plans proved too great a battle to overcome. Progress during the following decade was swift and began with the creation of the imposing Appleton Tower on Crichton Street completed in 1966. This was followed soon after by several other university constructions, including the David Hume tower and a new library building on George Square. Only one side of the square remains intact today as a result. The relentless expansion of Edinburgh University didn’t cease there however. The areas north of the square which included Bristo Street and Potterrow were obliterated in stages between 1967-1970. The triangle of Parkers department store between Bristo Street and Crichton Street had been earmarked as the site for a new mathematics and physics block - the plans of which never saw the light of day. Ultimately, the much loved Parker’s store was replaced for a large flat strip of car park situated between the new student health centre at Potterrow and the Appleton Tower. The award-winning Informatics block, created as a replacement for the one destroyed in the Cowgate fire, finally filled the 35 year old gap site in 2005. Today there are few fragments of old Bristo Street that managed to survive the onslaught of the late 1960s. Skater-haven Bristo Square which rose from the ashes of the original street has provided the city with a space that is spectacularly utilised each summer as the hub for Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, giving it an ongoing purpose. Bristo in 2013 is a vibrant area of the city that stares boldly into the future - not that it has much of a choice after paving over much of its past. Still happening now MB and it seems like at a faster pace too. It’s now the Leith residents that are trying to fight and stop the juggernaut that is the university. Indeed. Although I care less for that area. once a southsider always a southsider. The council ‘plans’ for the inner ring road ultimately helped the university. Once that was shelved they had the muscle and money to buy up the spare land. i still shudder at the thought of a road through the meadows on stilts ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Indeed. Although I care less for that area. once a southsider always a southsider. The council ‘plans’ for the inner ring road ultimately helped the university. Once that was shelved they had the muscle and money to buy up the spare land. i still shudder at the thought of a road through the meadows on stilts ! Ridiculous idea and still no luck on Belhaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 I know where all three of these pictures are, but I just can’t figure out the second one, looks nothing like it. Spent the first 11 years of my life in the third, great area to grow up in as a kid, not so much these days though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, bobsharp said: Looks like Duddingston Camp. It is Nissen huts set up for the homeless in the aftermath of WW2 http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_a/0_around_edinburgh_-_duddingston_camp_032851.htm Edited July 3, 2018 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 37 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Ridiculous idea and still no luck on Belhaven No. I will find it again though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: A lot narrower back then Edited July 3, 2018 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 13 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: No. I will find it again though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) Look at the size of that car in the top pic Edited July 3, 2018 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 hour ago, luckyBatistuta said: Still happening now MB and it seems like at a faster pace too. It’s now the Leith residents that are trying to fight and stop the juggernaut that is the university. In what way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 minute ago, Chester™ said: In what way? Was listening to someone on the radio who was campaigning to stop these flats being built in Leith. Ok, i know it’s not actually the university that’s building these, but it’s all linked to them. Everywhere you go now in Edinburgh, they are building student accommodation. Every free space of land, or knocking down blocks down to build them. There is already a housing shortage and these are pushing the prices of homes up across the city. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-want-leith-walk-brought-back-to-life-again-1-4714062 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/thousands-protest-against-50m-student-flats-and-hotel-plan-in-leith-1-4743957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester™ Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Was listening to someone on the radio who was campaigning to stop these flats being built in Leith. Ok, i know it’s not actually the university that’s building these, but it’s all linked to them. Everywhere you go now in Edinburgh, they are building student accommodation. Every free space of land, or knocking down blocks down to build them. There is already a housing shortage and these are pushing the prices of homes up across the city. https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-want-leith-walk-brought-back-to-life-again-1-4714062 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/thousands-protest-against-50m-student-flats-and-hotel-plan-in-leith-1-4743957 I'm quite familiar with the Save Leith Walk campaign (I'm out there regularly). Student developments arent all linked to Edinburgh Uni. Thats a slight misconception. Students from all the unis (in Edinburgh that is. I'm at Stirling, I couldn't move into one) and colleges get to use them and often depending where they're based, is who gets preference in them. Part of their problem is they are extortionate to live in, so rather than relieve the pressure on private lets (which is what they were meant to do), many shun them doing the opposite. The first article says both sides want to work with the uni. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando1504 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 hour ago, luckyBatistuta said: I know where all three of these pictures are, but I just can’t figure out the second one, looks nothing like it. Spent the first 11 years of my life in the third, great area to grow up in as a kid, not so much these days though. The middle one escapes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Edinburgh is a smaller version of London nowadays. I would surmise that house prices and rent started to go through the roof once the Scottish Parliament got up and running. It's not just the MSPS it's the baggage that comes with them. Advisors, Civil Servants and more quangos than you can shake a hairy stick at. Then take the Edinburgh International Festival. Surely I am not the only one who know thinks that it has got to the stage where it has got so large the city can no longer cope with the numbers that visit from late July to early September. When I was a boy growing up in the 60s/70s Edinburgh's tourist season was June-September full stop. Now it is all year round. We are also a very popular city for Hen and Stag parties. Hogmanay/New year is no longer for Edinburghers. I understand the economic argument regards tourism but it has to be managed far better than it currently is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, John Findlay said: Edinburgh is a smaller version of London nowadays. I would surmise that house prices and rent started to go through the roof once the Scottish Parliament got up and running. It's not just the MSPS it's the baggage that comes with them. Advisors, Civil Servants and more quangos than you can shake a hairy stick at. Then take the Edinburgh International Festival. Surely I am not the only one who know thinks that it has got to the stage where it has got so large the city can no longer cope with the numbers that visit from late July to early September. When I was a boy growing up in the 60s/70s Edinburgh's tourist season was June-September full stop. Now it is all year round. We are also a very popular city for Hen and Stag parties. Hogmanay/New year is no longer for Edinburghers. I understand the economic argument regards tourism but it has to be managed far better than it currently is. Correct. The local councillors are not up to the job and should be replaced by a relevant authority that is outward looking but has the interests of the citizens at heart as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Before that name it was Tiffany's iirc. My sister saw Deep Purple there in the early 70's. Edited July 3, 2018 by Seymour M Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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