Radio Ga Ga Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tazio said: Is that where the Usher Hall stands now? Yes, the old Lothian Road School which was demolished to make way for the Usher Hall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, 3fingersreid said: That used to be a great wee cut through until it was blocked off . can’t remember it being called the Territorial Arms ( possibly before my time) but I never frequented Stockbridge for a drink when I was younger . I wish my old man was still here , he was in the license trade for many many years and he’d love a chat with you given your knowledge of hostileries. Miss that cut through too. I was driving past there not long after they blocked it off and there was a young lass on the pavement who had crashed in to the lamppost that had been put up. Obviously thought it was still open and drove straight in to it. I know it was bad of me, but I just couldn’t stop laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, luckyBatistuta said: Miss that cut through too. I was driving past there not long after they blocked it off and there was a young lass on the pavement who had crashed in to the lamppost that had been put up. Obviously thought it was still open and drove straight in to it. I know it was bad of me, but I just couldn’t stop laughing. 😂😂😂 btw I’m narrowing down that picture you posted , down to a choice of 6 places 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, luckyBatistuta said: Miss that cut through too. I was driving past there not long after they blocked it off and there was a young lass on the pavement who had crashed in to the lamppost that had been put up. Obviously thought it was still open and drove straight in to it. I know it was bad of me, but I just couldn’t stop laughing. 😂😂😂 btw I’m narrowing down that picture you posted , down to a choice of 6 places 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 13 hours ago, Lone Striker said: I've never noticed these round concrete "bin holders" on a pavement before. What was intended to go in these bins ? Old coals/cinders maybe ? It looks like just 1 per tenement, and you just leave all sorts of rubbish beside them. Fascinating photo actually 👍 I vaguely remember during the war what we kids called "bone bins", it was for scrap food which was later used for pig feed. These bins may have been left over or still used for that purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, 3fingersreid said: 😂😂😂 btw I’m narrowing down that picture you posted , down to a choice of 6 places 😉 I’m sure you’ll get there in the end🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Radio Ga Ga Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Site of the North British Hotel, the wee lane on the right of the tram became Waverley Steps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mister T Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 43 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Horseshoe Bar Cockburn Street 1950’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 50 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 50 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 47 minutes ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Site of the North British Hotel, the wee lane on the right of the tram became Waverley Steps Crackers👏 Definitely not seen the first two before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Jeannie Dean’s Cottage, St Leonard’s Bank 1890 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jambo-Jimbo Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Radio Ga Ga said: The dome at New Register House. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Debut 4 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Jack Kane Centre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Janbo1874 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: Horseshoe Bar Cockburn Street 1950’s Now the Malt Shovel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Back Green in Niddrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Before Cockburn Street existed c1850’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JWL Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Radio Ga Ga said: 15th Sept 1983 Is that the Parsons Peebles fire of 1999? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, JWL said: Is that the Parsons Peebles fire of 1999? Bertram’s Factory fire, Sceinnes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckyBatistuta Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 A wee challenge if anyone is up to it. Can anyone find any pictures of around 49 Potterrow in the 1930’s. It seems like it was where the mosque now sits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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3fingersreid Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 34 minutes ago, Mister T said: Foot of the walk , that picture has been very neatly tidied up image wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, 3fingersreid said: Foot of the walk , that picture has been very neatly tidied up image wise In what way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Seymour M Hersh said: In what way? It just looks so sharp in comparison to other photos taken at that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, 3fingersreid said: It just looks so sharp in comparison to other photos taken at that time I suppose it does a bit. Edited September 11, 2021 by Seymour M Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) On 10/09/2021 at 15:38, luckyBatistuta said: A wee challenge if anyone is up to it. Can anyone find any pictures of around 49 Potterrow in the 1930’s. It seems like it was where the mosque now sits. A map from 1950 on the Edinphoto site shows 49 Potterrow and 25 Marshall Street as a public house on the corner of the two streets. If that's right, that means 49 was over and up the road from where the mosque is mate. The 1940 post office directory shows the public house as The Empire Bar (owned by a Mrs C W McKechnie). Edited September 12, 2021 by Lemongrab adding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANOJAMBO Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 11/09/2021 at 08:37, 3fingersreid said: Foot of the walk , that picture has been very neatly tidied up image wise Looking at the subjects (most will have been moving) it looks like it'd be a relatively fast shutter speed compared to earlier methods in mid Victorian time which might explain the better resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 34 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: A map from 1950 on the Edinphoto site shows 49 Potterrow and 25 Marshall Street as a public house on the corner of the two streets. If that's right, that means 49 was over and up the road from where the mosque is mate. The 1940 post office directory shows the public house as The Empire Bar (owned by a Mrs C W McKechnie). Thanks very much for this pal, appreciate it. I’m trying to find out about this address, as my wife has been doing some family research and her grandad seems to have lived there. 👍👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 11/09/2021 at 08:37, 3fingersreid said: Foot of the walk , that picture has been very neatly tidied up image wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Awful lot of folks wearing our colours in leith back then. I tried this out on photos that I knew what the original colours were and it got them right. Edited September 12, 2021 by luckyBatistuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, NANOJAMBO said: Looking at the subjects (most will have been moving) it looks like it'd be a relatively fast shutter speed compared to earlier methods in mid Victorian time which might explain the better resolution. I just think it’s awfully clear in its image to have been done for that era . The wording on the bus is what I’d expect from a phone camera today , it might be it’s been sharpened up for a litho print and made its way into a publication and uploaded from there 🤷🏻♂️ I’m not having a go at anyone if that’s how it’s coming across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 30 minutes ago, luckyBatistuta said: Thanks very much for this pal, appreciate it. I’m trying to find out about this address, as my wife has been doing some family research and her grandad seems to have lived there. 👍👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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