"Aberdeen in the Fifties and Sixties" is a beautfiul collection of
photographs displaying images of two of the most exciting decades
Aberdonians ever lived through. Skeletons of buildings bombed
during the blitz were flattened, events such as the advent of the
North Sea oil industry and the arrival of the first Chinese
restaurant are all recorded here. It is a fascinating book that
will captivate both locals and tourists alike. THE Fifties and
Sixties were two of the most exciting decades Aberdonians have ever
lived through. Skeletons of buildings bombed during the blitz were
flattened, others springing up in their place to create a new
landscape. The great exodus from the city centre got under way with
major new housing schemes springing up all around the outskirts.
This led to the bus becoming king of the road, ending the city's
tramway era. Landmarks like Black's Building and Castlehill
Barracks became a mere memory and the first high-rise blocks
altered the city's skyline. Aberdonians shopped at Reid and
Pearsons, Watt and Grants, Isaac Benzie's, The Equitable or the
Rubber Shop, all now consigned to memory. Three nights a week there
was greyhound racing at the Bridge of Dee. Rock 'n' Roll arrived at
the city's dance halls. And two significant events occurred in
people's lives - the advent of the North Sea oil industry and the
arrival of the first Chinese restaurant. And there to record all
the changes were photographers of the "Evening Express". From their
Broad Street headquarters they created a unique record of the
changing times of Scotland's most northerly city. Brought together
for the first time in this unique book, they paint a picture of
change over a 20-year period that now seems as sudden as it was
dramatic.
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