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Princes Street Late-1950s |
South
St David Street
to
South St Andrew Street
including Old Waverley Hotel at 43
and RW Forsyths at 30 Princes Street
©
Any reproduction requires
prior permission of Edinburgh City Archives.
Photo from Edinburgh
Street Lighting Collection SL/90/8.
Photo Ref. Photo Illustrations (Scotland) D946/3
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Princes Street |
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Lamp Posts This photo comes from the Edinburgh Street Lighting collection of photos held in the Edinburgh City Archive. The photo was taken presumably to show the lamp standards in Princes Street, following the removal of the old tram tracks after the trams stopped running in 1956. |
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Building Work The vacant plot (where C&A was subsequently built) next to Forsyths may give a clue as to when this photo was taken. |
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Reply 1. Bryan Gourlay Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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Thank you to Bryan Gourlay who wrote: |
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Fire C&A Modes The previous building on the vacant plot in this photo was C&A Modes. It was destroyed by fire in November 1955. I remember seeing the smoke and fire engines there from the top deck of a bus on my way to school. Bryan Gourlay, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland: January 31, 2011 |
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More Photos Princes Street Shops Around 1957 Below are a few photos from the same collection as the photo at the top of this page. All photos look to the east along Princes Street. The photos appear below in the order that the views would be seen by somebody walking east from the West End of Princes Street. |
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Charlotte Street to Castle Street - including Moffat Photographers at 126 Princes Street |
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Castle Street to Frederick Street - including Mackie's Shortbread at 108 Princes Street |
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Frederick Street to Hanover Street
- including Marcus Furs at 97
Princes Street |
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Hanover Street to South St David Street
- including Jenners Department Store at
47-52 Princes Street |
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South St David Street to South St Andrew Street
- including Old Waverley Hotel at 43
Princes Street and |
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