Bygone News - Hilltown

Hays Antique Shop

lynne.davidson — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:26:55 +0000

I was brought up in Wellington Street, how many people remember Hays Antique shop in Ann Street, also where was Kidd

Street?

St Mary's Forebank Football Team

lynne.davidson — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 09:33:40 +0000

Came from Wellington Street went to St Mary's Forebank school with my two brothers Jimmy and John and my sister Anna, was there from 1945 to 1953. The Marist brothers playes a large part in my life. My very good friend John Markie and myself played for the school football taem, so did my two brothers, happy days.

Happy and Sad Memories of Dundee

lynne.davidson — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:09:09 +0000

I first lived at 21 Kinloch Street at the foot of the Law Hill. An old tenement with 1 bedroom and kitchen/front room. The coalman used to come in and dump the bag of coal in the space under the wooden draining board. We moved to Findcastle Street in 1953 and we thought it was great, a new house and a garden. I went to St. Vincent's infants and primary school. It was a long walk to school. Then on to St. Michael's in Graham Street, we got a penny transfer for 2 buses. Used to go the Marryat (near Caird Hall) and the Palais to see all the bands. Read more......

Great Life in the Multis

lynne.davidson — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:38:45 +0000

My family moved to Carnegie Tower in November 1967, when I was 10. Carnegie Tower was the first of the 4 tower blocks to be built in Alexander Street. Previously in that area, there had been streets full of old small shops and tenements where families lived, mainly in cramped conditions and sharing outside toilets with neighbours. I was an only child and we had lived only a few hundred yards away in a one bedroomed first floor tenement flat at 76 James Street. Read more......

Born at Maryfield Hospital

fiona.christison — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:58:14 +0000

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. Read more......

A Quickstep Back

lynne.davidson — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:41:36 +0000

Wha remembers the Palais
The Locarno anâ the Chalet
Kiddâs Room anâ Grayâs Rooms
Anâ pals thâgither at thâ looms
Planninâ a nicht at the Empress
Tae dance wiâ lads in spivy dress
Or enjoy Hawhillâs Robbies
Or partner Hilltoun Proggies

There were dancers â romancers
And the inevitable bunch oâchancers
The quickstep and rhumba
Foxtrot â tango and samba
The energetic jump anâ jive
It was a great time tae be alive
Big band sound â croonerâs voice
Last waltz â ladies choice Read more......

The Picture Queue

lynne.davidson — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:01:23 +0000

Standinn' in a lang queue
Tae see the double-bill
Ootside the Plaza
On the middle o' the Hull
Some frae Norrie's Pend
Ann Street - Coldside
Winchin' couples haudin' hands
Waitin' tae get inside Read more......

My Hulltoon 'Hert'

lynne.davidson — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:27:07 +0000

I've just came across this site by accident and its wonderful to read old stories and look at old photos of Dundee. I was born at the foot of the Hulltoon (as it was known) in Sheperd's Pend (46 Hilltown), when I was 4 we swapped houses with my Grannie to 20 Hulltoon. They called it Meekie Land I went to St Mary's Forebank and St John's schools growing up 1944 to 1959. They were great days.
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Johnnie Norries Candy Store

lynne.davidson — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:52:52 +0000

On Main Street I loved the smell coming oot o' Johnnie Norries candy store... Magic!

Tenement Life

lynne.davidson — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:54:20 +0000

Immediately after the Second World War my Aunt lived in a tenement exactly like the model on display at the Central Library, Dundee. It had been an abandoned building, a âbacklandâ in Nelson Street, but such was the need for more housing after the war that this and other buildings like it were hastily done up for homeless people. Read more......