RETRO DUNDEE

I've put dozens & dozens of local ads up on Retro over the years which have been really useful when referring to a place I don...

1978 saw Dundee University win TV's "University Challenge". The winning team above for the 77/78 series were - Tom McGhee...

Here's a fine shot of Peter Ustinov having a wee chuckle to himself in the Nethergate. The 2 shops in the background are the Civil Se...

This monster machine is the mighty PDP-10 DEC computer being installed at Dundee University in 1976, replacing their previous one, the Ellio...

These guys here messing about with a steamroller, were a beat group who got together at Dundee University in 1966. Long Felt Want was th...

Time to catch up with a few gig reviews at various venues from the first half of the 80's. Sta...

The top picture is the Dining Room. The bottom picture the Ballroom. That serving dish is made to look very large in the top sh...

I thought I'd end this recent short, but cheery jaunt up Hawkhill, with how I started it - a visit to Frew's. Here's the man him...

1st October 1982 : After leaving the Tav, blootered, me, Paula & Marian, decided to go for some grub along the Nethergate. It was raini...

Here's an image I bet many of you have been longing to see - Frew's on the Hawkhill. It's another of Neale Elder's photograp...

To coincide with Rag Week 1978, the University brought out this LP to help the fund raising campaign. "Dundee Folk" is an album of...

There were no shortage of volunteers for this particular fund raising escapade for Rag Week 1977 - The Pram Pub Crawl! A total of 19 teams t...

A bit of politics crept into this Rag Week procession in the early 60's. The "Ban The Bomb" symbol was a regular sight in 60...

Adding a touch of glamour to Rag Week 1968 were these 6 finalists in the University beauty contest. They are - Gillian Pairman - Jeannie Al...

The Gladmag was a Dundee University publication, sold to the public to help raise funds during Rag Week. This one here is the 1968 ...

This First Day Cover was issued on 15th April 1968 to mark the start of the Dundee Students Charities Campaign - or "Rag Week" as...

Another Deadbeat review, this time featuring Stiff Little Fingers, who played Dundee University on 30th October 1982. I wasn't at this g...

A reminder of some of the eating places on the go in 1981 can be found in an overview presented in Cranked Up, with Egon Boney taking us on...

I remember this particular event very clearly because this was the first ever Dundee University gig I went to. None of my mates were into...

Ready for take-off....and on with another mid 70's flight over Dundee. This is the view looking across town just as the plane leaves th...