Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 We were chatting with a friend over coffee this morning and she said she'd heard something on the radio about folk still calling things and places by their 'old' names. Examples were 'taping' something from the TV and the Huxley at the West End still being called 'The Rutland'. We still cal the St James Quarter the St James Centre and various pubs by their old name, like The Waiting Room which we still call The Belhaven. We still call the Hanging Bat the Burnt Post and that pub on Brougham Place The Illicit Still. I'm sure there are plenty others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: We were chatting with a friend over coffee this morning and she said she'd heard something on the radio about folk still calling things and places by their 'old' names. Examples were 'taping' something from the TV and the Huxley at the West End still being called 'The Rutland'. We still cal the St James Quarter the St James Centre and various pubs by their old name, like The Waiting Room which we still call The Belhaven. We still call the Hanging Bat the Burnt Post and that pub on Brougham Place The Illicit Still. I'm sure there are plenty others. Remember Olivers in Rose street, whats that now ?. if still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Diggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 The Oak, Corstorphine. Now The Torfin and has been for some time. I’m having a memory block on a pubs old name around Gorgie/Dalry, (maybe towards the West End?) that my Dad and other old timers used when referring to it? It was about 40 years out of date 😁 Need to make some calls, I’m going spare! 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Calling Scotmid The Store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Messages !!!! 😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I arranged meets at "The Nirvana" years after it became "The Ardmillan". Even now I have to think twice if I refer to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 ET's in Easter Road was another pub that was so called long after Turnbull had given it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Binns’ Corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 The Barnton roundabout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I still describe any shop location which used to be a Woolworths as Woolies. Similar with Binns corner at the West End - it'll always be Binns corner to us oldies. Miller & Carter as you come in from Queensferry - nah, its the Cramond Brig. The Jade Chinese restaurant opposite the zoo - nah, its the Struan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 House of Fraser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 A black coffee. Americano be damned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrysmithsgloves Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Remote control=doo daa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 The GPO at the East end. 🥸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 45 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: I still describe any shop location which used to be a Woolworths as Woolies. Similar with Binns corner at the West End - it'll always be Binns corner to us oldies. Miller & Carter as you come in from Queensferry - nah, its the Cramond Brig. The Jade Chinese restaurant opposite the zoo - nah, its the Struan The Heavenly Chinese restaurant at Morningside. It's a feckin Dominos now. 💀 Still the Heavenly to me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I called it Cav / Cavendish even though it was never called that when I frequented it (think it was ignite) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Some people still refer to the tynecastle Arms as Campbells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Goldberg's at Tollcross. Feck me, it's not been there for about 1000 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Harry Potter said: Remember Olivers in Rose street, whats that now ?. if still there. Dave Clunies boozer. Do you remember the Galloping Major, also in Rosé Street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, jambo89 said: I called it Cav / Cavendish even though it was never called that when I frequented it (think it was ignite) I'd probably call that Coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Calling Scotmid The Store. C & A's? We still call H & M by that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, JKB Member C said: I'd probably call that Coasters. Jurassic Park to me. Or Alton Towers - tenner to get in then all the rides are free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) The N.B. P.T.s on North Bridge The A.B.C. on Lothian Road. The Dragonara The Esso Crest Hotel on Queensferry Road Edited July 26, 2023 by FWJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, Morgan said: Jurassic Park to me. Or Alton Towers - tenner to get in then all the rides are free. Alton Towers. I've no heard that one before. 🤣😂🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, FWJ said: The N.B. P.T.s on North Bridge The A.B.C. on Lothian Road. Yes to two of these, except the picture house on Lothian Road at Morrison Street is The Regal. And the picture house at St. Patrick's Square is the New Victoria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Spook Erection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Maple Leaf said: Yes to two of these, except the picture house on Lothian Road at Morrison Street is The Regal. And the picture house at St. Patrick's Square is the New Victoria. How about the Ritz at Cannonmills and the Astoria in Corstorphine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: And the picture house at St. Patrick's Square is the New Victoria. It's not even The Odeon now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 And The Post House next to the zoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, FWJ said: How about the Ritz at Cannonmills and the Astoria in Corstorphine? Don't know the Astoria but remember the Ritz on Rodney Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, Morgan said: Don't know the Astoria but remember the Ritz on Rodney Street. Was down Manse Road I think. Last film I saw was a Saturday morning flick about the Red Baron or some WW1 thing. Think it’s a frozen food shop or something now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, FWJ said: Was down Manse Road I think. Last film I saw was a Saturday morning flick about the Red Baron or some WW1 thing. Think it’s a frozen food shop or something now. Yep, it was on the site thats now Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, FWJ said: Was down Manse Road I think. Last film I saw was a Saturday morning flick about the Red Baron or some WW1 thing. Think it’s a frozen food shop or something now. Ok, I thought it was Rodney Street. 👍 Long time ago that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, Morgan said: Ok, I thought it was Rodney Street. 👍 Long time ago that. Aye, the Ritz was. The Astoria was down Manse Road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Lone Striker said: Yep, it was on the site thats now Iceland. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted July 26, 2023 Author Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, FWJ said: Aye, the Ritz was. The Astoria was down Manse Road. Àh right! Thank Christ I'm not as confused now as I was 5 minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) Then you've got the big visible corner site at the Drum Brae roundabout which has changed ownership 4 times in the last 30 years. Currently Lidl, previously PC World, prior to that Tesco, and prior to that Safeway. Not sure if there was an owner prior to Safeway..... Edit - its where the Timex clock used to be !! Edited July 26, 2023 by Lone Striker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 By the way @Morgan, I hope you don't get a ban for starting a "thread wars" rival to @Maroon Sailor's excellent Edinburgh History thread 😀 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Debut 4 said: I’m having a memory block on a pubs old name around Gorgie/Dalry, (maybe towards the West End?) that my Dad and other old timers used when referring to it? It was about 40 years out of date 😁 The Auld Worthies Dalry Road ? Now Bensons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 3 hours ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Messages !!!! 😂😂😂😂 Hahaha!!!! Brilliant. 👍 That one totally confuses folks from Englandshire. I well remember going for the messages, laying them out on the bunker, and then puting them away in the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Just now, Wee Mikey said: Hahaha!!!! Brilliant. 👍 That one totally confuses folks from Englandshire. I well remember going for the messages, laying them out on the bunker, and then puting them away in the press. Oh my English pal had the fits when he came up to Scotland to stay and heard this ! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, whodanny said: The Auld Worthies Dalry Road ? Now Bensons. Was balmoral too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Was balmoral too A bit off-topic, but . . I loved my ex's American professor's pronunciation whose emphasis on certain syllables left me giggling. I'm not too sure how to type this but will use bold to show which syllables he emphasised. You'll catch the drift:- The Balmoral: The Balmoral Dundas Street: Dundas Street Burntisland: Burnt-is-land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: A bit off-topic, but . . I loved my ex's American professor's pronunciation whose emphasis on certain syllables left me giggling. I'm not too sure how to type this but will use bold to show which syllables he emphasised. You'll catch the drift:- The Balmoral: The Balmoral Dundas Street: Dundas Street Burntisland: Burnt-is-land The American's do a wonderful job on that famous whisky, Chi-vas Re-gal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 How many remember the Caley railway station at the foot of Lothian Road? Supporters' trains invariably left from there on a Saturday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Duncan Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, redjambo said: A black coffee. Americano be damned! While I don’t disagree, an Americano is a particular way of making a black coffee. Edited July 26, 2023 by Jim_Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I still “dial” a phone number. I still have to stop myself from asking for a Black Man at the ice cream van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Morgan said: We were chatting with a friend over coffee this morning and she said she'd heard something on the radio about folk still calling things and places by their 'old' names. Examples were 'taping' something from the TV and the Huxley at the West End still being called 'The Rutland'. We still cal the St James Quarter the St James Centre and various pubs by their old name, like The Waiting Room which we still call The Belhaven. We still call the Hanging Bat the Burnt Post and that pub on Brougham Place The Illicit Still. I'm sure there are plenty others. I was talking about the Burnt Post to my mate the other day. For me it will always be the Burnt Post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Toxteth O'Grady said: I still “dial” a phone number. I still have to stop myself from asking for a Black Man at the ice cream van. No had one of them in ages. Edit: the pic is not quite how I remember because our icey used to do two scoops of ice cream. Edited July 26, 2023 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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