Widening of the railway bridge over the Dundee & Newtyle railway line at Harefield Road c.1932.

Ref: TC/EN/105/6

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Victoria Road c. late 1960s

Ref: DCC-BW122-04

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Street of the Week: Gellatly Street

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The junction of South Baffin Street from Broughty Ferry Road. The large building at the top on the hill is the Royalty Kinema on Watson Street.

Date: c.1967

Ref: BW146-09

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Here is a great #ThrowbackThursday pic of Camperdown Works, probably take from Harefield Road.

Date: 1974

Ref: DCC-BW041-26

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#WaybackWednesday Early 20th century artistic impression ruins of #Dundee 's City Churches after the devastating fire of 1841. It was decided to demolish the East (St Mary's), Cross and South churches due to the damage #Archives #OldDundee #Dundee UniCulture

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Dundee Docks, busy harbour scene at the end of Commercial Street.

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The Deep Sea restaurant on the Nethergate. Original photograph is noted as being March 1981.

Ref: GD/X1384 Dundee Various Tray 2

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Dickson Park #photograph from the 1990s taken in Ward Road looking down North Lindsay Street towards the Auld Steeple #Archives #Dundee #Dundee UniCulture

During the First World War the YMCA ran a soldier's hostel where men on leave could spend the night and get a good meal if they had nowhere else to stay. In January 1918 they provided shelter for 348 men. The date of the photograph is unknown.
Ref: GD/YM/D/31/1

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Photograph of Long Wynd looking towards the Overgate. Probably dates from the 1900s or 1910s. Today we would be looking at the Marketgait Lidl.

Ref: TC/EH/Ph2/50

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Scheme of the Week: Graham Street

A split housing scheme, part built in the 1920s and the other half from the 1930s.

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Craigie Street, undated photograph.

The green Cortina (RYJ 279) was registered in 1964 so it will be after that.

Ref: DCC-SA3259

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A few weeks until our June FDCA lunchtime talk. This month Dr Jim McKellican will be taking us through the early years of the Caird Hall and its organ. The event is free and open to all. So why not join us at 1pm on Thursday 6th June at the Glasite Hall.

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On Thursdays we take you back in time 50 years to 1974. This week we head to the cul-de-sac portion of Brown Street in Broughty Ferry. The houses in the distance are the backs of those on Fisher Street.

Date: July 1974

Ref: IN070-152 CL1034

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