Edinburgh East page 6 Niddrie 2007 |
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Apart from the buildings shown here, the whole area has now been flattened mid-September. The clearance has opened up the views which I've tried to exploit here. | |
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A zoomed-in look at this building and its ornamented windows, painted by a variety of artists. | |
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The empty space behind the Rex Launderette was once occupied by the local cinema. | |
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A view across the cleared ground where houses once stood at the west end of Wauchope Crescent. | |
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More cleared ground further east along Niddrie Mains Road. | |
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Another wide angle view of the junction of Wauchope Avenue and Wauchope Crescent. | |
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An updated (and possibly final) look at the Launderette and the adjacent shops. | |
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The first of two views of the building at the north east corner of the crossroads formed by Wauchope Avenue and Niddrie Mains Drive. | |
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Getting closer - but the wide angle lens reveals that the place is deserted. There's not a living soul in the neighbourhood. | |
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Nature doesn't take long to reclaim tarmac. Grass and weeds are growing from cracks in the pavement. The first close-up look at the artwork in this sequence. | |
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The changing face of number 21 Niddrie Mains Drive. | |
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In view of these buildings' continued existence, as well as the new signs here, it seems possible that the roosting pigeons might be chased out and shops re-opened. | |
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An overall view of number 21 and its two shops and fourteen decorated windows. | |
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The only vertical shot on this page. The SINGH sign and the other one are both are comparatively new. When new houses are built nearby (quite soon) then maybe the new occupants will buy groceries and alcohol here. I don't know - but to my eye the pictue above the Open Soon sign looks like a self-portrait by the artist. |
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Looking up through a wide angle lens. | |
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A square-on view from the other side of Niddrie Mains Drive. | |
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Diagonal view from the edge of the footpath. | |
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Six windows and eight works of art. | |
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Unlike the licensed grocer, it's unclear whether a fish and chip shop will trade here again. | |
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Again, six windows and eight works of art. (Different ones) | |
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At the east end of the building. The ground next to it has been tidied up since my previous photos. The word TOLERANCE was previously stencilled but now it's been painted by hand. | |
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A closer look. The new artwork implies moneygrabbing by unknown person(s). | |
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From further back we can see the recognisable shape of Arthur's Seat as well the Queen's Drive following a contour line half way up. | |
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In this view trees at Duddingston Golf Course can be seen at the north side of the suburban railway line. Arthur's Seat is mostly hidden. | |
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This fence is at the east side of Wauchope Terrace. New buildings are being erected behind it. |