aaa Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Not so much lost but what could have been. Plans for Dundee waterfront. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, aaa said: Not so much lost but what could have been. Plans for Dundee waterfront. There’s a load of these in my work. Massive pictures. They don’t really portray the force 10 gales though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, aaa said: Not so much lost but what could have been. Plans for Dundee waterfront. I can't help thinking Council would still have demolished the lot in the 60s and built some concrete shite in its place. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 A lost landmark from the M74 The 4 reactor stations are still clearly visible from the A75. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I have to say this is my new favourite thread on P+B. Whilst I can appreciate the fine architecture on display, I much prefer the ugly / functional / brutalist edifices out there. One of my favourite still standing is this monstrosity in Glasgow's West End. I mean, WTF is this even supposed to be? Street View Without wanting to divert the thread too much, one of my favourite places to visit in Scotland was the abandoned 500-person village in Polphail in Polmadie. The story behind it is as interesting as the reason why they couldn't just pull it down. I could post my own photos but others are far better. Here are a couple. This video sums it up well... It's all gone now apparently, but here it is from street view. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budmiester1 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: I have to say this is my new favourite thread on P+B. Whilst I can appreciate the fine architecture on display, I much prefer the ugly / functional / brutalist edifices out there. One of my favourite still standing is this monstrosity in Glasgow's West End. I mean, WTF is this even supposed to be? Street View Without wanting to divert the thread too much, one of my favourite places to visit in Scotland was the abandoned 500-person village in Polphail in Polmadie. The story behind it is as interesting as the reason why they couldn't just pull it down. I could post my own photos but others are far better. Here are a couple. This video sums it up well... It's all gone now apparently, but here it is from street view. Yes it was flattened about 2 years ago to make way for housing and a distillery both of which have yet to happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Dundee West Railway Station It breaks my heart that they tore this down and left the shite station that is there today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I find this one (Wallace Tower) quite interesting in that the building is technically lost from Aberdeen city centre, but only because it was moved stone-by-stone to the edge of town (now the delightful Tillydrone). Marks & Spencer footed the bill for this seeing as their store now sits on the original site. I wonder if various Scottish cities / towns can swap some buildings for a bit of a laugh? Steetview 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: I much prefer the ugly / functional / brutalist edifices out there. This now-demolished 1968-built complex is certainly no great loss to Aberdeen city centre, but I find it funny that pretty much all political / news programmes still have this in the backdrop behind people being interviewed from some studio/office in Aberdeen. Eta: Wallace Tower v1.3 centre-bottom. Edited February 22, 2020 by Hedgecutter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 19/02/2020 at 08:08, Cardinal Richelieu said: I'm not sure I'm using this phrase in its usual context, but pics or GTFO. Here's mine. The Spider Bridge between Lenzie and Kirkintilloch - looked like a fucking death-trap. Pulled down in the 80s so went over it and lived to tell the tale. I'm gutted I never saw this. Looks a death trap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I grew up seeing these things being built in Methil. Lot of those miner's houses to the left and right demolished now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 The "sliding" bits on these photos are pretty cool, albeit depressing. https://onthisspot.ca/blog/glasgow 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, milton75 said: The "sliding" bits on these photos are pretty cool, albeit depressing. https://onthisspot.ca/blog/glasgow Fascinating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, NewBornBairn said: I grew up seeing these things being built in Methil. Lot of those miner's houses to the left and right demolished now What are the large structures in the back ground? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It's an oil rig 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 21/02/2020 at 23:37, aaa said: Not so much lost but what could have been. Plans for Dundee waterfront. I love this sort of thing as the "here's what might have been" is endlessly fascinating. It's why I've always thought I'd like alternative history or steampunk style novels, but I've never got my lazy arse around to reading anything like that. For anyone else that likes this sort of thing I strongly recommend getting a copy of this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unbuilt-America-Forgotten-Architecture-1983-02-01/dp/B01FEKULOA/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=unbuilt+america&qid=1582486149&s=beauty&sr=8-2 Get the hardback, but obviously don't pay big bucks for it. If you set a search reminder on ebay or check every now and then on Amazon it can be had for a tenner. I'm tight as f-ck and always determined to never overpay. It's a fantastic book and filled with lovely sketches and drawings. There's a mix of failed competition entries from Architectural firms, concept art for city redevelopments, completed conceptual pie-in-the-sky stuff, and other proposals that simply didn't get off the ground because the political wind changed. A few examples: Elevated Sidewalk - cover to Scientific American 1913 Spiral Urban Hierarchies How to survive the fallout And lastly, a proposed presidential summer retreat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 8 hours ago, milton75 said: And lastly, a proposed presidential summer retreat. The site for this is about 1/2 an hour from where I live. You can hike or mountain bike to it. I It would've had a cracking view. There's more information here, if you're interested. What could have been the summer home for the president. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 One of my first memories is my mum taking me into town to see Santa at a department store. We came up from the old St Enochs subway and there was St Enochs Hotel and station. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) The pictures of abandoned designs above reminds me that the world-renowned Forth Bridge would have had a similar Thomas Bouch design to the original and somewhat flimsy Tay Bridge (pictured below) if the latter hadn't fallen down in 1879 (McGonagall / Granny Danger related jokes incoming....) The Bouch design for the FB was abandoned in in 1881 and I for one consider it to be rather impressive that they devised the new long-lasting design in just a year, with construction starting in 1882. The fact that the three separately built segments joined up to the inch prior to the invention of the calculator is nothing short of remarkable. Eta: On the subject of lost structures and Forth bridges: Edited February 24, 2020 by Hedgecutter 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) On 19/02/2020 at 16:44, L'immortale Par said: Now B&Q's car park, Dunfermline Upper station was a great venue for a tear up with other young rascals. Reminds me of the (relatively) nearby proto-Carnegie Drive thoroughfare that was Reform Street. Same place below ~50 years apart where you can (just) see that they kept a pub (currently Coady's): I wonder if that's the same bus though? Edited February 24, 2020 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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