where you see the large aerial that was walter d allen it was a work shop and storage for all the work vans shop now in marshal street

the open door was car mini mart and other door was taxi cabs i think les taylor owned them

worked as message boy with geary the butcher his first name was alex

most of this street was owned by j d smith the grocer

where you see ladder on roof that was my house when i was a boy does anyone remember the car mini mart owned by murdoch grey it was where the lorry is parked

HID A FEW LOADS A HERREN FAE BETH BOATS FAE THE WEST COAST PORTS

The cresta was a big brute of a car, almost American in it's styling.

I wonder if a line-up of modern cars would be so easy to identify? They all look the same now!

Never mind T&Cs fine fare, fan last did you see an A series Fordy, 3.6 six cyl york diesel







A long time ago John!
I think that particular one belonged to Stickers engineers down at the harbour -
GSA - - - N? - They had it for years & years at the harbour.
Mr Munkle - (03/05/09)

Right to left, Marina , austin maxi , renault 5 , morris minor , 3.3 crestaPC/viscount , think its an austin 1100/1300 , mk1 escort looks like a1300GT

According to my mam, I was devasted that Bambi died in the fire.






I think a lot of bairns were at the time!
Mr Munkle - (08/01/09)

I remember the banana icicles they used to sell and the little cafe room through the back. I think it must have closed about 1985/86.





Hi Shona T, apologies for not replying, I have been so busy with other things. Did you grow up in Peterhead in the 1970's?
Mr Munkle - (04/10/08)

Hi Ian,
I remember this scene well. We used to go to the 'Lido' on our summer school holidays.
In the early 1970's it still looked like this before the South Bay development changed the landscape forever!


Maybe it's just me, or a sign of growing a bit older, but the summer days back then seemed to last for ever!
Remember the sweltering hot summer of 1976?

Petrol was about 70p a gallon, yes a Gallon!, not a litre! (Yikes!!!!!)
Those were the days!

I seem to remember a giraffe coin operated ride inside Arnotts although I was only 4 at the time as well.

I don't remember the street looking like that but I do remember the map of the town that's up against the wall behind the cars, if you pushed the buttons then little lights came on to show you where places were.




I remember that map very well, I used to love going down town with my old Grandad in the Summer holidays, and playing on that map for ages!
The town centre has changed beyond all recognition, and it's nowhere near as friendly as it used to be!

Who remembers Marioni's in Marischal Street?
Mr Munkle - (31/01/08)

I remember my Mum buying me and my sister coats in Arnotts and she had one to match, that was a couple of weeks before the fire. I would have been 9 at the time.

Jings, I was only 4 when this happened, and I remember being in Arnotts BEFORE it burned down. They had a 'Bambi', one of those coin-operated rides that swung back and forth on the first floor. Great!