the Portobello rollercoaster

[rapunzell]

Good Fun Park photo from the rcahms archives: http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/details/1219221/

They have a few of their other Porty photos online here: http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/search/ ... d=desc&z=0

You might be able to see your house

[wangi]

Have you seen the 1966 STV "Time Out With Tennent" on Fun City?

It's in the Scottish Screen Archive; see: http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=T1131

title sequence [including STV countdown leader and logo] (0.32) gvs "Fun City" Portobello outside Edinburgh introduction moving to i/v beside the fun fair with Michael McCready owner of the site interspersed with shots of the crowds enjoying the rides; dodgems, shooting gallery and other rides. There is a discussion of the economics of running a fairground, travelling people, the redevelopment of Portobello and how that might affect Portobello (6.31) i/v with elderly woman, Mrs Rebecca Pollard, who had worked in the fairs since she was a teenager (7.55) shots of Bingo Stall at the fairground (8.21) more similar shots of the rides, shots of Bill Tennent in dodgem car - winding up first half (9.12)

[rapunzell]

I've just watched that now, thanks. I've a feeling the rest of my Frday might now be spent looking through the Scottish Screen Archives to see what else is in there!