The ‘secret’ second beach burning of Aberdeen’s trams in May 1958
The first batches of Aberdeen's trams to be burned in a pyre at Aberdeen Beach was well publicised, but the final batch saw a 'secret' burning days later.
The first batches of Aberdeen's trams to be burned in a pyre at Aberdeen Beach was well publicised, but the final batch saw a 'secret' burning days later.
From America to Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Inverness, Elgin, Dingwall and Inverurie, Wimpy was a fast-food icon that once dominated high streets.
While some critics describe the slightly unusual characters as "creepy", Storybook Glen was always a magical day out for children in a make-believe, fairytale world.
It's hard to overstate the importance of the day.
Our latest trip into the photo archives brings us jubilant scenes of the Dons' cup success in 1990, the last procession of the trams in 1958, and to fun times in the '80s at Hanover Street and York Street nursery schools.
The city council architect behind the post-war housing estate in Tillydrone drew inspiration from Scandinavia in designing a scheme that was "colourful, different and revolutionary".