mystery photos

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 13 Nov 2009, 10:57

Can you help identify these old photos? Edinburgh libraries has a whole box of them!

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_1.jpg

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_2.jpg

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_3.jpg

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_4.jpg

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_5.jpg

http://www.picpaste.com/where_in_porty_6.jpg

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 13 Nov 2009, 12:07

I think these were the houses which were demolished to build the new estate at The Pottery etc. The third last one was, I'm fairly sure, right on the corner as you came round from Towerbank Primary. I know because a boy I was in Primary with lived there and he had a birthday party in that garage! I think that's the school you can see top right hand corner of the second last photo. I think the flats in the last picture were right opposite the house with the garage.

Porty, do you remember Billy Russell? I think they lived in those flats.

Lima · Post by **Lima** » 13 Nov 2009, 13:46

The third last one is on Figgate street where the road bends round towards Towerbank primary just after the opening for Aitchisons place. The flats in the background of the same picture are the flates on Ramsay Place where it meets Mentone Avenue.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 14 Nov 2009, 05:53

Epykat wrote:
Porty, do you remember Billy Russell? I think they lived in those flats.

I do remember Billy, fair hair, a bit prickly (the guy not the hair) but a really good guy. didn't he have a big brother that was a a moisturiser?

Was it his aunt that narrowly escaped being run over by a jet ski and was poleaxed by one of the kilns falling, as she was running to tell her mum? I'm sure it was her, tall and quite distinctive, was trying to adjust her bra near the toddlers hut when she was overshadowed by the sun going behind a really tall structure which was prone to flooding.

Im fairly sure that was the embryon of the porty complaint culture. quite a few socialists and other middens joined together to plaque promote. I imagine they either took lots of drugs or simply were happy in their own heads, but one way or another, they became a curse on the formerly happy beach resort.

I see them from time to time, pinning notices on boards in the deli, walking past people they've known for years and pretending not to see you. They just can't face it. anyway, i remember Billy, he was in my class, think it was 1c16. Tall but not very confident, which meant loads of girls fancied him.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 14 Nov 2009, 21:33

Was this a tired and emotional post?

rapunzell · Post by **rapunzell** » 15 Nov 2009, 14:47

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Nov 2009, 20:25

It was- i went out celebrating after the light bulb success!! apologies to the readers.

type28 · Post by **type28** » 02 Dec 2009, 20:41

The Thrid picture shows Portobello Masonic Lodge , take from a flat in Ramsay Place