Second Row

December 14 1984.

May 31 1984.  Eastgate Centre, Inverness......but could be anywhere!

May 31 1984.

October 17th 1980.  Foundations of multi-storey car park.

May 14th 1980.  Site of future multi-storey car park.

April 16th 1980. Marks and Spencer's well on the way to completion.

October 1979.  Marks and Spencer building in progress.

October 1979. Construction of retaining wall at bottom of Crown Road.

16 minutes ago, Yngwie said:

What's being advertised on the billboard with the slogan "Nothing packs more flavour?"

Something they wouldn't be allowed to advertise today......."Old Holburn" ?

May 25th 1978.

Stephen's Brae.

 May 25th 1978.

Looking down Crown Road with Stephen's Brae on left.

May 25th 1978.

One year on and this is where the Bonded Warehouse stood.........

My uncle had a Wolseley Hornet, plum-coloured, with tail-fins(?) sticking out the back.

April 24th 1977.

Here are three photos which show a panoramic view of the site.

3 hours ago, IBM said:

I remember the bonded warehouse when they were pouring drink down the gully's in the street under supervision of the customs but I can't remember the story behind it..........

.......and I think these are the very ones of which you speak!!!

3 hours ago, dougiedanger said:

Were you a professional photographer second row, or did you just do it for the crack?

It was supposed to be a minor part of my remit......but I somehow always managed to extend my interest!

April 24 1977.

February 4th 1977.

One of the buildings to be demolished was the Bonded Warehouse on Millburn Road.

I was able to take some photographs inside in near-darkness (so they are a wee bit grainy), but a fascinating insight to a building to which very few people have access. I often wonder what happened to the cast-iron staircase that went from ground level to the top of the building!

I wondered about that.

A gang from Hilton??

January 1976. N-W  corner of Falcon Square, showing narrow street between the Station Hotel and Martin's, the House Furnishers.

January 1976 - Looking across site showing Lochgorm Inn and Auction Mart.

January 1976 - Taken from Crown Drive. Building in foreground with modern extension is what is now Girvan's, at the bottom of Stephen's Brae.