Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 6 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Jeffrey Street, Market Street? Market Street footbridge over Waverley Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Tazio said: From chats with my old mum over the years Greenside was a notoriously run down area and as another post alluded to prostitution and dodgy characters were everywhere. So they just moved it all to the bottom of Leith then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Edited July 5, 2018 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 13 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Eva place first on the right once you went straight on up to the left on Blackford Avenue, take it that’s what you mean Yep, that’s what I meant Had one of my first erm.... ...in a wee flat in that street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: A lot of the buildings on the right are being demolished now. Centre Court pub is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 12 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Don’t thank me, thank ginga. Don’t know how he found it, but he did...yaaaaas That's how I remember it when I first visited it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 17 hours ago, Cade said: The seams on that wumman's nylons are crooked. Shameful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 15 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Demolished 1959, Bob might know it Is that The Grand picture house on St. Stephens Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Is that The Grand picture house on St. Stephens Street? Nope, on my phone rather than pc, think it was Blues Halls on Lauriston Street Canmore says Edinburgh, 3 Lauriston Street, Blue Halls Cinema Edited July 5, 2018 by The Frenchman Returns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaymarketJambo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 13 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Not sure about this one Croall’s Motor garage, Castle Terrace Haymarket Think it’s the top of Leith Street Being a Haymarket boy great to see the old Haymarket yard site and seeing the old builders yard and the shops on the corner again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 49 minutes ago, SUTOL said: A lot of the buildings on the right are being demolished now. Centre Court pub is gone. Yeah - that car showroom has been emptied as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Yeah - that car showroom has been emptied as well Really stretching my memory now but, was it a Mercedes Benz showroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, Morgan said: Really stretching my memory now but, was it a Mercedes Benz showroom? Not sure - Suzuki Seat in the pic I posted but not sure when that was taken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Morgan said: Really stretching my memory now but, was it a Mercedes Benz showroom? I think it was at one time several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Not sure - Suzuki Seat in the pic I posted but not sure when that was taken I remember that too. 1 hour ago, SUTOL said: I think it was at one time several years ago. Thanks, glad I didn’t make that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 It has been Merc, SAAB, Alfa Romeo, SEAT and a couple of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: It has been Merc, SAAB, Alfa Romeo, SEAT and a couple of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 18 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Thanks for that photo as I can just see my old house in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 51 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: Thanks for that photo as I can just see my old house in it. Is that at Saughton House? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: Is that at Saughton House? It’s the junction of Longstone Road and Calder Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Can't beat the old steps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Duddingston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Astoria cinema, Manse Road in Corstorphine, now an Iceland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 59 minutes ago, The Real Maroonblood said: It’s the junction of Longstone Road and Calder Road. Thanks, I wasn’t 100% about it being Saughton House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The Horse Coach at the Oak Inn, St.John's Road c.1890. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Barnton Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Oh so wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Morrison Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Muirhouse prefabs 1951 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 21 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Oh so wrong So short sighted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Barnton Quarry / Bunker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Morningside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozyuzi Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, HaymarketJambo said: Being a Haymarket boy great to see the old Haymarket yard site and seeing the old builders yard and the shops on the corner again. Anyone know whereabouts the Haymarket Curling Rink was located before it moved to Murrayfield in 1980 ish? Edited July 5, 2018 by Boozyuzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will-i-am-a-jambo Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 13 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Is that trams going up The Mound? Would be amazing if so didn't think they'd be able to go up such a steep incline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Top one is Easter Road at the junction to Albion Road. Pretty sure the other is taken from Slateford Road at the top of Robertson Avenue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Familiar to us all, well most of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Morningside Springvalley Terrace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, The Frenchman Returns said: My Grandparents lived at number 89. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: My Grandparents lived at number 89. Google the address Morgan........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Top one is Easter Road at the junction to Albion Road. Pretty sure the other is taken from Slateford Road at the top of Robertson Avenue? The bottom is Slateford Road. Wasn't too sure of the top one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks said no Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, Morgan said: Springvalley Terrace? Yes behind the library / Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Morgan said: Springvalley Terrace? Close, it's off Springvalley Gardens. What's the story with the Wild West place anyway, as that's a recent picture, presumably there is a history to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Google the address Morgan........... I’m wrong! It was almost opposite Station Road they lived. Above a Chinese restaurant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 minute ago, SUTOL said: Close, it's off Springvalley Gardens. What's the story with the Wild West place anyway, as that's a recent picture, presumably there is a history to it? That’s what I meant. Beside the Santander? There was some sort of pine furniture place there many moons ago I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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