Bygone News - Alexander Street http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/taxonomy/term/111/0 en Great Life in the Multis http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/great-life-multis <p>My family moved to Carnegie Tower in November 1967, when I was 10.&nbsp;Carnegie Tower was the first of the 4 tower blocks to be built in Alexander Street.&nbsp;Previously in that area, there had been streets full of old small shops and&nbsp;tenements where families lived, mainly in cramped conditions and sharing&nbsp;outside toilets with neighbours. I was an only child and we had lived only a&nbsp;few hundred yards away in a one bedroomed first floor tenement flat at 76&nbsp;James Street.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/great-life-multis"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Alexander Street James Street Buildings/Structures Childhood Housing Dorothy Goldie Hilltown Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:38:45 +0000 lynne.davidson 1295 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Born at Maryfield Hospital http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/born-maryfield-hospital <p>Born at Maryfield Hospital in 1956 and lived at 135 Alexander Street until 1964, firstly in the attic flat with outside toilet on the pletty then luxury we moved into the first floor flat with a inside toilet above the chippy until they knocked it down to build the multis, what a great place to grow up.<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/born-maryfield-hospital"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Alexander Street Strathmartine Road Childhood People Work / Working Life Ramsay Strachan Hilltown Menzieshhill Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:58:14 +0000 fiona.christison 1256 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Hilltown Days http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/hilltown-days <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/hilltown1.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/hilltown1.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>I happened across this site featuring the Hilltown by pure chance and just had to contribute. My parents lived at 62 Carnegie Street when I was born in 1943 at the DRI. Very shortly thereafter my parents separated and my sister Violet and I moved in with my Grandmother who lived opposite the blacksmith in Kirk Entry - just off the Wellgate. I must have been six or so when we moved to our first house (an attic) on the Hilltown, it was on the west side between Ann and Alexander Street. Time spans are hard to remember but I'd say a year or two later we moved a little farther up, it was a long narrow close next to (possibly) Wullie Cook's bar? It led to the back land of a complex where we once again had an attic. It was there on Xmas eve 1951 that I have my first memory of my family - we had one sister and three brothers much older than us. The reason for the reunion was because our father had just died. The next boy older than me was 16 or so and the image of him crying will stay with me forever (I couldn't understand what could make a boy cry).<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/hilltown-days"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Alexander Street Ann Street Kincardine Street 1950's Childhood Christmas William (Bullie) Brady Hilltown Wellgate Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:13:14 +0000 lynne.davidson 754 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk Forever in my Heart http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/forever-my-heart <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/boys.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/boys.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>Born 1928. Living at 47 James Street, a family of 8 in two rooms. Opposite was Paddy's Market open on Saturdays lots of fun. We played "Hucky Duck", "Reely fo", "Kick the Can" and "Skiffies" at Mr. Geekie's sweet shop in Alexander Street and only a wee walk to the "Peek". Dundee will forever by in my heart...xxx.</p> Alexander Street James Street 1920's Childhood Family Playing / Games Syd Young Hilltown Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:36:04 +0000 lynne.davidson 738 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk The Palladium Cinema http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/reminiscences/palladium-cinema <p><span class='wysiwyg_imageupload image imgupl_floating_right imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border'><a href="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/wysiwyg_imageupload_lightbox_preset/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/wellgate.png" rel="lightbox[wysiwyg_imageupload_inline]" title=""><img src="http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/wysiwyg_imageupload/9/wellgate.png" alt="" title="" class="imagecache wysiwyg_imageupload imgupl_styles_spacing_20_black_border\n\rBlack Border imagecache imagecache-medium" style="" width="230" height="165" /></a> <span class='image_meta'></span></span>I was born in Perth but moved to Dundee when I was still very young. I lived in Dallfield Walk and went to 'The Rosie' (Rosebank Public School) in Tulloch Crescent.</p> <p>My Dad was a wood turner. Once he made a 'piler' (cart) for my brother. It didn't last long though because he took it out and went flying down Dallfield Walk right under the legs of a horse! When dad found out about it he broke up the 'piler' right away!<span class="read-more"><a href="/reminiscences/palladium-cinema"><strong>&nbsp;Read more......</strong></a></span></p> Alexander Street Dallfield Walk Tulloch Crescent Wellgate 1940's Armed Forces Cinema / Theatre Food and Drink Picnics / Outings Playing / Games Rationing Trams War Years Nancy Downfield Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:19:11 +0000 lynne.davidson 717 at http://bygone.dundeecity.gov.uk