Friday, November 03, 2006

Empty Premises#6 Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Scotland. By E-saint


'The famous 'White House' Pub in the tough Craigmillar area of Eastern Edinburgh that runs beside Niddrie.
The White House pub was built in 1936 and remains standing as it is a listed building in Edinburgh, although in an obvious state of disrepair. It was where a famous air battle took place during the Second World War. A German plane was shot down and the pilot forced to eject into the neighbourhood, where he was chased and caught by the locals - you can imagine his fate.
As you can see, there has been slightly less money spent on the exterior decoration, but like its American name-sake - a huge amount has been spent on internal security and surveillance.' E-saint

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Empty Premises#5 Buende, NRW, Deutschland


This former cigar factory was a retail outlet for sometime and now it's just locked up.

Empty premises#4 Wauchope Estate, Edinburgh, Scotland. By E-saint


'What I thought was interesting was the contrast in the photo with not only the different landscapes (Wauchope Estate in Niddrie and Arthurs Seat - one of Edinburghs' most beautiful landmarks and home to the Scottish Parliament), but even the weather, as one side appears to be sunny while the other is grey and overcast.
I Was also trying to establish why 'TOLERANCE' was written on the wall? Not sure if it had something to do with the WOMANZONE project in Niddrie, which tried to make the streets safer for the local female population.' E-saint