Dundee in the mid-1960s
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- A video created from stills. Several B&W photos taken in Dundee in the mid-1960s. Included are construction of Tay Road Bridge, Demolition of the old Overgate, building of the Angus Hotel and Overgate shoping centre, views from Dundee, Camperdown House, Dundee Harbour, construction of Caroline Port Power Station (now demolished!)
so interesting - I was only 5ish but these images have come back to me! thanks for great vid!
My dad built that bridge!
Ok, he had some help, but he was on it!! 🤣
We lived in Gellatly Street, near the North end of the bridge, in the tenaments, opposite the labour exchange.
We later moved out to the 'posh' suburb of Mid Craigie!! (Mauchline Ave)
I loved the cafe/soup kitchen near the bottom of Gellatly street. Great ,stick to your ribs food
Does anyone know where the picture (5:20) was taken from? I was thinking it was maybe the park in Invergowrie but the house roof tops in the foreground, just behind the trees, don't match any house around the park today. Thanks
You are correct, this view is of the park in Invergowrie. The multi-storey flats at Menzieshill are quite prominent in the background.
I took all these monochrome photographs for this video about 1960. The negatives, in 2016 were not in the best condition when I tried my first YT video.
Thanks for your interest.
Must we have that gareish music
The concrete monstrosity that was the Overgate. Always stank o pee! ☹️
Wish I could turn the cv lock back to then. I was born in 63, but recon those yrs were fab
some rare and sad pics of the last of the old overgate going...never seen them before
no wonder people say after visiting dundee "its actually bigger than what it looks" if these videos and recent ones are to go by as they only show the town centre
Awesome and fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
@plushest2 All original photos by uploader, on 35mm film stock.
I lived in Dundee between 1985 and 1990 while at university and loved my time there and have very fond memories of it, but it is sobering to think these photos are closer to my years there than today is!
Nice montage ruined by out of place (and wrong decade) crappy jazz noise.
Great film, god awful music.
Em fae Mid, geez a quid🤪
Thanks for sharing. My grandparents lived on the top of the Angus, my GF was the caretaker for the Overgate development from 65 to 83. Is the music Cannonball Adderly? I happen to like crappy jazz stuff, and Dundee was the birthplace of may fine UK exponents of modern jazz, notably Jimmy Deuchar and John McLevy.
I like this tunage, what is it ?
Loving the music on this, who is it?
EDIT: Its a version of A Night In Tunisia, but dunno by who.
totally ruined by that crap music
the building of forfar road wasnt mid 60s........i used to play up there on the heavy earth moving machinery when road was being constructed.....i started a dumper truck engine a few times but didnt know how to get it to move LLF.......im thinking the road was done around 1972/73?.......i remember all the small holdings & cottages getting cleared to make way for it........if my parents knew i was up there at such a young age id have been getting my A$$ walloped LOL
These images are frames from two, consecutive films from my 'new' camera in the early sixties. No doubt the date could be discovered by checking on the demolition of the Overgate. The Tay Road Bridge was opened on 18th June 1966 so all shots of its construction are before then. There is no mention of Forfar Road.
lordpitnolen....oops sorry my mistake - apologies!!.....the pic @3.12 looks very very similar to the new forfar road at powrie brae when under construction.
Brilliant piece of jazz..who is it ?