Here's a couple of Dundee pubs in the process of being wiped off the map.
The top one is the Empire Bar & The Copper Bell Lounge which was on the corner of Rosebank Street / Constitution Street.
Underneath it is Bradley's Bar & the Talk Of The Town Lounge located on the corner of Ann Street / Ellen Street.
Both pub positions are listed in my 1970 Directory, but in my 1974 Directory the 2 addresses don't exist, so this demolition occurred sometime in-between these two dates.
Photos from Gordon C.
I can notice on the corner of the bottom photo the new 1960's flats which were part of the Alexander Street Multis. The flats were demolished a few years ago and the Alexander Street multis are in the process of demolition and come down with dynamite on the end of July 2011 which is only 4 weeks away.
ReplyDeleteI lived just along the road from this in Wellington Square and remember the demolition of Ann st from the school to Nelson street,the worst bit was Ianettas ice cream/sweet shop inbetween William st and Ellen st being destroyed it was the best ice cream in Dundee.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you're back on Retro in a few days time, you'll see a picture of the Ianetta shop.
ReplyDeletethe inside was really dark and dimly lit and there was a hatch in the wall behind the counter, and if you were being noisy or cheeky mr ianetta would stick his head through the hatch and stare at you I remember him as looking a bit like stalin but his ice cream was excelent, and he lived in a big house down on north george street along from the grey lodge, maybe he still does?
ReplyDeleteI think they had an ice cream factory someplace near Coldside or Clippie Rd
ReplyDeleteWhen did the craigour bar in Dundee close
ReplyDeleteCraignure bar closed on a Monday night, 1981 ish ,
DeleteHi I have been looking for old pictures of the vine public house on steathmartine Road from the 1940 till it was demolished in about 1966 if anybody can help that would be amazing. It was owned by Peter Leo Bradley.
ReplyDeleteMy dad worked there,,mcconnachie also Peter Welsh ,Mass mccewen
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