Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Pictures show Oban of the past and present

Post Thumbnail

Old pictures of a town can say a lot about the community that live there.

These seven picture comparisons show iconic spots like the waterfront filled with peaceful demonstrators, men admiring their latest fishing catch and children playing at McCaig’s Tower.

If you have any old photos of your own, scan and send them into webpix@ajl.co.uk to be featured.

1) The waterfront

Oban Waterfrontobanharbour.jpgNearly 1,000 people rallied at Oban seafront in a bid to save Drummore Special School in 1990. The image below looks onto the spot from the other side of the harbour.

 

2) The fire station

Oban fire station

obanfirestation.jpgThis snap of Oban Fire Station from 1978 is a little faded, but that’s the joy of old photographs – they’re rustic!

 

3) Ganavan Bay

ganavan bay

ganvan-beach.jpgPeople make their way to Ganavan beach on what looks like a day of sun and blue skies.

 

4) McCaig’s Tower

McCaig

mccaigs-tower.jpgThis black and white picture shows McCaig’s Tower in all its glory with children enjoying the scenery in the photo below.

 

5) Oban Pool

1256_001

obanpool.jpgWe’re loving the retro cars parked outside what was Oban pool, now Atlantis Leisure Centre.

 

6) Station Square

station

obanstationsquare.jpgStation Square was described as a “jollified telephone booth” in 1990 while undergoing huge development. What do you think of it now it’s complete?

 

7) The waterfront

1257_001

obanharbour2.jpgDressed in tartan, onlookers admire the latest prawn catch in 1978, with fantastic views in the background. The photo below shows the waterfront on a bright sunny day.