exgrover

My old school class mate was Ian Black,not the Caley player but the swimmer, who was the British Empire and Commonwealth champion and who was the B.B.C. Sports Personality of 1958. Although the media usually credited Aberdeen as his home city,he attended Central Primary School and lived in Chapel Street,Inverness until he was 11,when his family moved to Aberdeen.I have always been surprised that his hometown has paid him such little recognition.

Ernie's across from the Phoenix on Academy Street in the 1950's was the place to sit down on a Saturday night after the Playhouse or La Scala ,for an impecunious teenager to get a big plate of chips and an Oxo drink for about a shilling.

canuck, you would be correct to say we are of the same generation,also that there is only ever going to be one place that an exgrover could hail from.

Talking of papers , does anyone remember "The Green Final "?

The Salvation Army used to come round the pubs on a Saturday night selling them

Was that not their magazine The Warcry?! Just wondering what kind of state you must have been in to confuse the two? Maybe you were one of the people most in need of help and Salvation from them! :thumb04:

Aye well maybe you're right , used to take a rare skinfull in my youth ;D ;D ;D

Used to have a Sunday paper round with Georgie's grocery in Lochalsh Road(Telford Street end)in early 1950's.

The ironmongers between station sq and the academy building was Gilbert Ross however the one in Hamilton st was Mitchell and Craig (a red shop) in name but was owned by Gilbert Ross

Was Mitchell and Craig not a 'quality'grocery shop in Academy Street near the Market Hall entrance?