Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Hermand Terrace, bridge on Slateford Road in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Findlay Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 51 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Cheers, always wondered where about on Boswall Parkway The Embassy was Never re-opened after a fire No, now a block of flats there, after several supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Gorgie East Anyone know where the entrance to the station was ? The site of Gorgie East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Izemore Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, John Findlay said: That's the Embassy on Boswall Parkway at the corner of Pilton Drive North. What was Royston Primary school( my first school in 1968) to left of that picture after St Margaret Mary's church and convent. Granton Primary school approx 300 metres to the right. A perfectly concise description that. Can you remember the name of the supermarket that was built on the site? I’ve got William Low in my head but not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: 48 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Thank you Maroon Sailor ,pub door just on the left hand side of the top picture , I poured my first pint in there when I was 5 years old , strangely to a CID officer who had come in just after the pub had shut for the afternoon ( the old licensing hours) with his partner asking my dad if they’d seen a couple of gentlemen they were looking for . I remember it as his colleague said I’d poured a better pint than my mum had for him 😂😂. Edited January 17, 2021 by 3fingersreid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Les Izemore said: A perfectly concise description that. Can you remember the name of the supermarket that was built on the site? I’ve got William Low in my head but not sure. Yes William Low where there, and I have K Mart in my head too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo314 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Granton Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: Thank you Maroon Sailor ,pub door just on the left hand side of the top picture , I poured my first pint in there when I was 5 years old , strangely to a CID officer who had come in just after the pub had shut for the afternoon ( the old licensing hours) with his partner asking my dad if they’d seen a couple of gentlemen they were looking for . I remember it as his colleague said I’d poured a better pint than my mum had for him 😂😂. I assume that's a car showroom opposite- Carney's or something like that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 No idea what this was about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FORTHCLYDE Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: I'm sure that bookshop was run by old school mate Kenny Penman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: I assume that's a car showroom opposite- Carney's or something like that ? It was a car sales room I’m trying ( and failing to remember the name) looking at the letters , Carnies or Carnegies possibly but I remember it as something else 😆 Edited January 17, 2021 by 3fingersreid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, FORTHCLYDE said: I'm sure that bookshop was run by old school mate Kenny Penman? He didn't have far to go for a pint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ArcticJambo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, BarneyBattles said: I reckon it was in Stanley place from around 1980 to 2003/4. Ahh. right. Meet-ups in Scottie/Ellwyn thereafter. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 hours ago, 3fingersreid said: Got a wee request , can anyone find a picture of the “Corn Exchange Bar” on Baltic street ? https://canmore.org.uk/site/150034/edinburgh-leith-29-31-33-35-constitution-street-corn-exchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: I assume that's a car showroom opposite- Carney's or something like that ? The name of the owner was Jack Harkness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: The name of the owner was Jack Harkness Was he a Hearts goalie or something, or am I thinking of a different man who wrote in the Sunday Post sports section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, Sharpie said: Was he a Hearts goalie or something, or am I thinking of a different man who wrote in the Sunday Post sports section. A different guy Bob , although we did have a keeper and there was a writer for the post of the same name ( keeper may even have played for Queen’s Park ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, Stuart Lyon said: https://canmore.org.uk/site/150034/edinburgh-leith-29-31-33-35-constitution-street-corn-exchange If and it’s a big if , the second car in from the van could be an Austin Cambridge which may well be my dads 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, 3fingersreid said: A different guy Bob , although we did have a keeper and there was a writer for the post of the same name ( keeper may even have played for Queen’s Park ?) Yes I just wondered if like some did he bought a pub as a safety net if the other job went belly up. I realise you weren't ribbing me.😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looks like the fruit store block got demolished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Sharpie said: Yes I just wondered if like some did he bought a pub as a safety net if the other job went belly up. I realise you weren't ribbing me.😇 The corn exchange wasn’t owned by an ex football player, only pub my dad managed for an ex football player was the Dukes Head owned by ex rangers player Jimmy Millar , who he was best of pals with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Tazio said: That’s a cracking picture , I was watching the 39 Steps ( Kenneth More) the other day and that amount of bridge wasn’t even there when the film was in South Queensferry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: That Emma Roy bridal shop has been there for a long time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Just now, 3fingersreid said: That Emma Roy bridal shop has been there for a long time My younger sister got her dress out of there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: My younger sister got her dress out of there My wife got hers there too , 1992 but looking at that picture that looks early 80’s I’d guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Jambo314 said: Granton Road Kicking myself for not spotting that was Granton Road, Games field at Wardie for Broughton School for me 1966 -72 then played for Broughton FP 1974 -1983 until injury scuppered my less than distinguished rugby career. Must have driven up & down that road hundreds of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Why did shops stop using the sunshade/raincover things they all had back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: Why did shops stop using the sunshade/raincover things they all had back then? Awnings. Theres still the odd shop you see with them. Id guess probably a cost, maintainance thing probably with some health and safety probably thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, been here before said: Awnings. Theres still the odd shop you see with them. Id guess probably a cost, maintainance thing probably with some health and safety probably thrown in. Most likely mate, some lucky folks seem to have made a career out of H and S. Got a crackin story but I don't think this is the thread to tell it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister T Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Cracking old St Cuthberts van. Must be pre-war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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