RETRO DUNDEE

3 shots here that'll make you want to snuggle up in front of a coal fire - all from the 70's, and maybe even the same winter....

Here's a couple of examples of public artwork that sprang up in the 80's, and both done by the same artist. I took the top ...

"This is a local book, for local people!" could have been the phrase used when this publication came out - an A-Z Of The Hillto...

Down at the scene where all the action was taking place on 18th August 1966, here's the crowd scattered all around the bridge are...

Buses feature in all 3 of these city centre pictures from the 80's. Starting with the top one of the High Street and the Drybur...

One day in 1985, I went up to Camperdown Park with my camera with the intention of snapping some of the colourful autumn foliage on dis...

Well I may not have had the exact year when the previous 4 photos on Retro were taken, but this one here is easy - 18th August 1966. The ...

It looks like an aerial photo at first and then you realise it's an architects model. This miniature dates from the early 1960's ...

I've heard of all-in wrestling before but here's an example of all out wrestling! Not got any info on this photo at all but a...

John Menzies moved away from their own well known position on the Murraygate/Commercial Street corner and took over Woolies prime spot fur...

Here's 3 great shots capturing some of the masses who ventured down to the city centre to cheer on the runners taking part in the 2nd D...

This concrete piece of 60's abstract public art also doubled as a climbing frame for kids to play on. Not sure if that was the orig...

In November 2008 I put a couple of pictures up on Retro featuring the transport panels Kenny Munro designed for the wall of Tay Valley Coach...

Many artists were involved in revitalising certain spots around Dundee in the 80's when the Public Art Projects were on the go. I...

Back in the mid 70's, it was decided that an area around Tannadice Street needed cheering up a bit, so they got an artist to pai...

This sequence of photos, taken on 6th October 1961, captures the official opening of Richard Shops in the Murraygate. The top image...