I am an old Aberdonian in Canada, I still love to see my old toon! Union Street is memorable. In 1950 we used to walk the ‘ Mat’ does anyone remember that? It was to meet a ‘Lad’ or ‘Lassie’ Or a Loon, and Quine!!🤣I lived in Kirkhill, also Bedford Ave during the war! Cheers to all, and my old hometown!🏴🇨🇦👍🏻🙋♀️
I have read many accounts of what a weekend on Union Street was like...they are similar to other places in action and reason. Seems a really common occurrence, especially when people didn't go far afield.
Given what I know now about that time, the number of offshore workers would have been quite high. It was a good place to work and be, by all accounts I've heard. Know people who worked deep sea and called Aberdeen home
it'll take more than18 months if we take Union Terrace Gardens as the template. Every time I passed the 'workers' had their feet up on the dashboard of their digger texting or watching Tik-tok.
Born in Scotland, raised in Canada and have a background in radio and television (on air and technical)...also spent 14 years teaching in China. I suppose it is a blend of Scots and from western Canada. Thank you very much.
@@baphomet66and6 you’ve projected your own insecurity onto my comment. Appreciating the mellifluous quality of one accent does not imply disdain for other accents which may not have a similar cadence.
Probably run from there. I've seen companies providing services here from Ellon, Stonehaven, Oldmeldrum and other places. Services contracted by tender. Lowest price wins.
This will decimate the remaining shops on the mile long street. Ok there will be some access. So much for the foresight of ACC. So this disruption, the bus lanes and LEZ will take its toll on business.
@@scottg2754 Union St and the other streets were the traditional shopping thoroughfares. But like it or not folk prefer a range of shops et al in these centres. In the toon centre or the outskirts.. That's modernity for you. Not to mention the Internet. It's a hard one. To try to please everyone. You can't force businesses to take up the shops on the street, unless ye offer rates relief. There are some well known shops that love that, exploit it fully and move on. I'm happy to trek up and down Union Street myself, the few times I now go to the 'deen. Can't say I'm a shopping centre fan. I rarely dally in Union Square. Less it's passing through, bus to train station.
@@baphomet66and6 I don't spend a lot of time in Union Square either. I do find myself on Union Street almost every day. You're also right about the expense of rental rates on Union Street itself. The higher they are, the harder it is for a business to manage. The vacant shop fronts tell the real tale. Whether it's towards Castle Gate or Holburn, there are a large number of empty shops.
@@scottg2754 those who slag off Union Street are the same ones happy to shop in the likes of Union Square et al. Crossing Union Street now is so easy. Well till the disruption really starts. Folk are never happy. But then I don't really see the point in shopping say further afield. I make do locally or the deen and.... Online.
@@baphomet66and6 being in Aberdeen I shop locally here and almost never buy online. I may be a rare person, in the sense that I like Union Street and the surrounding streets.
Aberdeen, officially voted the most miserable city in Europe. Union street, vape shops, pound shops and charity shops, well that is what the taxi driver said in Glasgow, lol.
Not surprised someone in Glasgow said that. I'm waiting to see how long the Union Street work will take. I actually saw something happen yesterday. First or second time since the barriers went up.
@@TravelAbventuresUnbound totally understand that. I spent 14 years in China and it was the same. I've also been to Japan a couple of times and noticed the same attention to detail and problems.
I am an old Aberdonian in Canada, I still love to see my old toon! Union Street is memorable. In 1950 we used to walk the ‘ Mat’ does anyone remember that? It was to meet a ‘Lad’ or ‘Lassie’
Or a Loon, and Quine!!🤣I lived in Kirkhill, also Bedford Ave during the war! Cheers to all, and my old hometown!🏴🇨🇦👍🏻🙋♀️
I have read many accounts of what a weekend on Union Street was like...they are similar to other places in action and reason. Seems a really common occurrence, especially when people didn't go far afield.
@@scottg2754 It was a time for young people to meet and get to know each other!🙋♀️🏴🇨🇦👍🏻
@@bettyrobb8219 that's the nicest way to describe it.
@@scottg2754 Thank you! It was happy teen days!👍🏻🏴🇨🇦
@@bettyrobb8219 glad to bring back some fond memories
love the vid! I am Fan No.1😄
Glad you're a fan...
I lived there between 1993-2001 give or take a year away overseas. There were loads of us kiwis and aussies working offshore there.
Given what I know now about that time, the number of offshore workers would have been quite high. It was a good place to work and be, by all accounts I've heard. Know people who worked deep sea and called Aberdeen home
Thanks Scott, look forward to updates of the slow progress. Cheers
I'm sure there will be some. Trying to get out and explore more, especially as weather hopefully improves.
it'll take more than18 months if we take Union Terrace Gardens as the template. Every time I passed the 'workers' had their feet up on the dashboard of their digger texting or watching Tik-tok.
I'm definitely not putting a time limit on it...
What a luck, it will be closed for the entire period of my study .
The street is open to pedestrian traffic. Only that one section is closed to traffic, which is mostly bus traffic. Businesses are still open too.
@@scottg2754 oh that's great, thanks.
@@scottg2754 that's great news, thanks.
This is an aside, but is yours a native Scottish accent? It’s wonderful, it just sounds quite singsong compared to other Scots I’ve met or heard.
Born in Scotland, raised in Canada and have a background in radio and television (on air and technical)...also spent 14 years teaching in China. I suppose it is a blend of Scots and from western Canada. Thank you very much.
@@scottg2754 so mellifluous! A pleasure to listen to.
@@liketheroman Thank you! Greatly appreciated!
@@baphomet66and6 you’ve projected your own insecurity onto my comment. Appreciating the mellifluous quality of one accent does not imply disdain for other accents which may not have a similar cadence.
@@liketheroman I'm not insecure about my accent. Maybe you need to explore a wider range of Scottish accents for your ear.
Why is the info number for this development a number in Oldmeldrum about 18 miles from Aberdeen?
Probably run from there. I've seen companies providing services here from Ellon, Stonehaven, Oldmeldrum and other places. Services contracted by tender. Lowest price wins.
Hopefully, it's all worth it when everything is finished.
That's what I'm hoping for too
@scottg2754 it can only get better from here I think.
This will decimate the remaining shops on the mile long street. Ok there will be some access. So much for the foresight of ACC. So this disruption, the bus lanes and LEZ will take its toll on business.
I'm a bit concerned about how this is all going to play out. The lower footfall rates have definitely not been good
@@scottg2754 Union St and the other streets were the traditional shopping thoroughfares. But like it or not folk prefer a range of shops et al in these centres. In the toon centre or the outskirts.. That's modernity for you. Not to mention the Internet. It's a hard one. To try to please everyone. You can't force businesses to take up the shops on the street, unless ye offer rates relief. There are some well known shops that love that, exploit it fully and move on. I'm happy to trek up and down Union Street myself, the few times I now go to the 'deen. Can't say I'm a shopping centre fan. I rarely dally in Union Square. Less it's passing through, bus to train station.
@@baphomet66and6 I don't spend a lot of time in Union Square either. I do find myself on Union Street almost every day. You're also right about the expense of rental rates on Union Street itself. The higher they are, the harder it is for a business to manage. The vacant shop fronts tell the real tale. Whether it's towards Castle Gate or Holburn, there are a large number of empty shops.
@@scottg2754 those who slag off Union Street are the same ones happy to shop in the likes of Union Square et al. Crossing Union Street now is so easy. Well till the disruption really starts. Folk are never happy. But then I don't really see the point in shopping say further afield. I make do locally or the deen and.... Online.
@@baphomet66and6 being in Aberdeen I shop locally here and almost never buy online. I may be a rare person, in the sense that I like Union Street and the surrounding streets.
Aberdeen, officially voted the most miserable city in Europe. Union street, vape shops, pound shops and charity shops, well that is what the taxi driver said in Glasgow, lol.
Not surprised someone in Glasgow said that. I'm waiting to see how long the Union Street work will take. I actually saw something happen yesterday. First or second time since the barriers went up.
18 months to fix pot holes.
Not just a "here" problem. I used to see that in Canada too
@@scottg2754 I have lived in Tokyo for 15 years and yet to see a pothole. Japan maintains their roads better than other places.
@@TravelAbventuresUnbound totally understand that. I spent 14 years in China and it was the same. I've also been to Japan a couple of times and noticed the same attention to detail and problems.
It’s a dump anyways
It's not ideal, but I've traveled and seen much worse. At least there's an attempt for improvement being made.