What's the grey line from the food of the bridges to just after Abbeyhill? According to the key, it's an existing railway, but I think it must Waterloo Place and Regent Road? In which case, it would be a tram line?

Excellent - in my response I suggested the council should look at the Spokes submission, based on what I'd seen of the draft. Interesting idea about an alternative Pleasance/Market St Northbound route.

Still of a heist movie about stealing jewels from the Balmoral, featuring Harold Lloyd dangling from the massive clock face (the mechanism was slightly damaged during filming, which is why it's run 3 minutes fast ever since).

As the letter-writer, I feel both emotions simultaneously :)

I appreciate these measured and detailed initial comments.

Yes!

Yes, the GWW collection has some amazingly detailed photos of Edinburgh. This one of Leith from Calton Hill is one of my favourites. I think it's from the 1870s - there is industry where there are now tenements.
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Here are some of what looks like the same type of blind in on the Liberal Club ln Princes St, from the George Washington Wilson Collection. I've not found any photos of Queen St. abdn.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/Univers...

Fascinating! I work on the 8th floor of Appleton Tower, and used to work in the Forum, probably just off the right of this picture.