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10-05-2013 05:56 PM #3This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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10-05-2013 07:43 PM #5
Princes Street used to have a bar/restaurant back in the 70s called Mons Meg Tavern (I think) roundabout where Debenhams is (if its still there!). Did a mean steak.
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11-05-2013 09:13 AM #6
It could work if they had cover overhead and heaters outside the cafes / bars.
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11-05-2013 09:45 AM #7
In the past, in general, if you had something to buy, you went to Princes Street or thereabouts. OK, jeans might have been Cockburn Street, records might have been the bridges, but if you were in town you would generally take a squint at the shops in Princes Street to see what there was.
Nowadays most purchases can be made in supermarkets, out of town zones with plenty parking and, above all, the Internet. Nowadays shopping is only a minor reason for going to the town centre.
I left Edinburgh almost 9 years ago and whenever I've been back I've been saddened by the nick of Princes Street. Something has to change.Last edited by Peevemor; 11-05-2013 at 10:01 AM.
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11-05-2013 09:55 AM #8
Sounds like a good idea and the centre of Edinburgh is right up there with the most beautiful in Europe. I remember walking up the ramps at Waverley station with Mrs_S for her first visit to Edinburgh and I felt proud of how good it looks.
Agree with the previous posts that the tat shops have ruined Princes Street, as have the constant roadworks. I think a few bars with a view of the castle would be great, shame we can't do anything about the weather.
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11-05-2013 01:25 PM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-05-2013 04:57 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Princes Street on the other hand has been a total hovel for years, love the idea of bars, cafes and restaurants filling it up, other best thing they should have done was totally pedestrianise it and had the Farmers Market, Flower Market etc on the actual Street, never going to happen with the Tram fiasco though
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11-05-2013 06:28 PM #11
I always found the lack of bars and dining places on Princes Street to be bonkers, so I'm all for it.
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11-05-2013 08:26 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It would actually be worth visiting if they did that.
Ps, it's south facing so does get any sun we do get!
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11-05-2013 08:33 PM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I see it on a pretty much weekly basis and you definetely take it for granted.''It's always been just part of the culture. Growing up, for most working-class kids, is all about football, music or clothes. You might not have much money, but whatever you have got, you're going to look good.'' - Paul Weller
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13-05-2013 08:25 AM #14
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I'd have put the trams or traffic or whatever on George St and Queen St, and taken advantage of the one massive attraction Edinburgh has over other cities, because Princes St has little to offer as a shopping destination. Most of the shops on the street are available just about everywhere else now, and there's way too much tat.
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