RETRO DUNDEE

A couple of publications I'd have been lost without during the course of doing Retro, were the old Dundee Directories and old stre...

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....

These images were all taken around the corner wedge area where City Road meets Milnbank Road. Most of the main buildings you can se...

3 views of the Cowgate area captured before all the demolition began - so 1970ish. Top one is from near St Andrew's Street juncti...

Here's a shop I never set foot in - Sturrock's in Panmure Street. Ad dated 1972. Not my scene maan!

It was sale time at Alex Smith's in Commercial Street when this ad appeared in 1972. For the gals there were things like skinny rib j...

This ad from 1966 is for Whitfields' in Crichton Street, who were navy specialists. Is that the only colour they had then - navy?!!

The Attic in Union Street produced a set of postcards that were given out to visitors. They featured some of the correspond...

Not sure if yesterdays location was a place to go fishing but in 1962, Gow's in Union Street, brought out this catalogue showcasing...

A glimpse along the High Street on 25th July 1985 caught this wee lad in the top picture carrying a couple of large balloons. They ...

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...

Not everyone had the opportunity to look down onto the tap o' the hull, but some of those who lived in Butterburn Court did, becau...

Love them or loath them, those of us who grew up during the 3 retro decades are the ones who lived with multis most. There were none ...

Traipsing further up along Lochee Road to the High Street, here's a reminder of how the scene looked on 6th July 1987. Apart from...

 Here's some ads pertaining to BG Forbes, a shop that sold records and musical instruments. First though, the photo is...

These 3 pictures were all taken along Ann Street in the early 70's. The top image is the calm before the storm as it was snapped ...

Here's a couple of rare colour photos of Wellington Towers caught during and after construction. The top one was taken in the 60...

It's not just only buildings that disappear, sometimes it's the entire street, and here we are in the 80's bidding farewell...