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Scotmid formerly St Cuthbert's Coop Milk Deliveries |
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St Cuthbert's Coop Milk Deliveries - Gorgie Road, 1971
© Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA (formerly based at RAF Kirknewton, near Edinburgh)
The same section of Gorgie Road, 2010
© Peter Stubbs. Photograph taken: July 26, 2010
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1971 Thank you to Al Lorentzen for allowing me to reproduce the top photograph above, taken in 1971 in Gorgie Road, across the road from Hearts FC stadium. The entrance at 101 Gorgie Road with the red signage, on the extreme left of this photo, was to: Reid & MacKay Ltd. Coach Hirers |
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Al describes this photo as: "St. Cuthbert milk delivery on a dismal morning in 'Auld Reekie'." Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA: July 25, 2010 |
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2010 The same buildings and entrance in Gorgie Road can still be recognised today. I took the second photograph above on July 26, 2010. The entrance (with one of the signs now partly hidden behind the pedestrian crossing traffic lights) is now to: Edinburgh Caravan Centre and Tynecastle Garage Sales |