Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 And Powderhall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Merchant Street 1968 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 Morris Minor police car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daktari Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 41 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Merchant Street 1968 2014 That first photo looks a lot earlier than 1968, going by the cars in the shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Daktari said: That first photo looks a lot earlier than 1968, going by the cars in the shot? Film set The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 10 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Film set The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie That certainly explains the Austin 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Morris Minor police car bigger potholes back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pap Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 56 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Morningside Road. A wee C bus there. I remember the C3 used to go to Moredun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Pap said: Morningside Road. A wee C bus there. I remember the C3 used to go to Moredun. I remember the C5 Wester Hailes to Restalrig I think their depot was in Stevenson or near there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: I remember the C5 Wester Hailes to Restalrig I think their depot was in Stevenson or near there I used to get that one going out to WHEC to play squash. The main memory is how smelly they were in hot weather, the BO bus. Edited November 21, 2022 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Film set The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Ah, makes sense. Quality of the photo is better tan a 1920's or 30's one would be. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tazio Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Guthrie Street after the big student flat fire. Edited November 21, 2022 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Tazio said: Guthrie Street after the big student flat fire. Gas explosion I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 9 minutes ago, Daktari said: Gas explosion I think? Which then set stuff on fire. A lad that was working as a casual worker for me at the time lived in them. Lost a shedload of his Uni work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: When it was a nice simple and free place to get dropped off/picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2022 Author Share Posted November 21, 2022 34 minutes ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: When it was a nice simple and free place to get dropped off/picked up. That's exactly what I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Over 16,000 posts since @Maroon Sailordiscovered there was a train station in East Pilton. And many beauties amongst them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, Tazio said: Over 16,000 posts since @Maroon Sailordiscovered there was a train station in East Pilton. And many beauties amongst them. Has a great history !👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Has a great history !👍 Its still November, lose the Xmas tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Newington Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Mister T said: Newington Station And as it now is. Building on the right still has the rickety stairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 15 hours ago, FinnBarr Saunders said: When it was a nice simple and free place to get dropped off/picked up. If that was now that suitcase would be the subject of a controlled explosion.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daktari Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Tazio said: Over 16,000 posts since @Maroon Sailordiscovered there was a train station in East Pilton. And many beauties amongst them. The only thread on here that I've gone back and read from start to finish since I joined. Took a while but was worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jambo314 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Maroon Sailor said: Inchmickery Court, Muirhouse Parkway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FORTHCLYDE Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Melbourne Place on the right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: can just about make out Greyfriars Boaby in the distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Maroon Sailor said: Graham Street my late grandmother lived at Graham Street i think it's the only tenement block still standing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Ga Ga Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 23/11/2022 at 12:39, **** the SPFL said: can just about make out Greyfriars Boaby in the distance Must be some size of a boaby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Dirk McClaymore said: Must be some size of a boaby. Bigger as mine 🔎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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periodictabledancer Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 On 21/11/2022 at 11:00, Maroon Sailor said: And Powderhall There is/was no railway line at Powderhall (Logie Green maybe , but that isn't where this pic was taken). Genuinely confused by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 135-year-old message in a bottle found under floorboards A plumber could not believe his eyes when he cut a hole in floorboards in an Edinburgh house and found a bottle containing a 135-year-old message. FULL ARTICLE: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63678138 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 50 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: 135-year-old message in a bottle found under floorboards A plumber could not believe his eyes when he cut a hole in floorboards in an Edinburgh house and found a bottle containing a 135-year-old message. FULL ARTICLE: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-63678138 That's a great story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, periodictabledancer said: There is/was no railway line at Powderhall (Logie Green maybe , but that isn't where this pic was taken). Genuinely confused by this. This might help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powderhall_railway_station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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