Comments on: Dundee’s Art Deco Heritage 1. Green’s Playhouse. http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/ Writing, Fiction, Football and Whatever Takes My Fancy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-5512 Mike Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:45:06 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-5512 In regards to the building with Tesco, it was a woolworths store, a while back, and only part of the middle floor is JJB, ground, half of middle and all of top floor belongs to Tesco. In regards to the building with Tesco, it was a woolworths store, a while back, and only part of the middle floor is JJB, ground, half of middle and all of top floor belongs to Tesco.

]]> By: jackdeighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-5286 jackdeighton Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:58:47 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-5286 Thanks for this. I know the outside didn't look quite right. But at least they made the attempt to keep it in style. The old photos I linked to are fantastic though. Thanks for this.
I know the outside didn’t look quite right.
But at least they made the attempt to keep it in style.
The old photos I linked to are fantastic though.

]]> By: Philip http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-5285 Philip Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:17:47 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-5285 Hi, Greens Playhouse (now the bingo hall) is not the origional art deco building. It sadly burnt down several years back and was replaced by the building you show on your photos. The fire was so bad, basically nothing survived of the origional art deco building. The company who own the bingo hall, however recognised the importance of the "image" that the building had on the nethergate and tried to re-create the origional look. In later days of the origional building all the exterior art deco features had been enclosed by a corrigated metal box and it didnt look good! Hi, Greens Playhouse (now the bingo hall) is not the origional art deco building. It sadly burnt down several years back and was replaced by the building you show on your photos.

The fire was so bad, basically nothing survived of the origional art deco building.

The company who own the bingo hall, however recognised the importance of the “image” that the building had on the nethergate and tried to re-create the origional look.

In later days of the origional building all the exterior art deco features had been enclosed by a corrigated metal box and it didnt look good!

]]> By: Scotland’s Art Deco Heritage 17. Willison House, Dundee – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-4991 Scotland’s Art Deco Heritage 17. Willison House, Dundee – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:04:38 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-4991 [...] is the building I fortuitously came across while strolling through Dundee last June. It houses Robertson’s Furnishings whose address is given as 56, Barrack Street despite [...] [...] is the building I fortuitously came across while strolling through Dundee last June. It houses Robertson’s Furnishings whose address is given as 56, Barrack Street despite [...]

]]> By: jackdeighton http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 jackdeighton Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:57:37 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-3807 I don't know about gems, as such. They're Deco but not high Deco. I don’t know about gems, as such. They’re Deco but not high Deco.

]]> By: ArtDecoBuildings http://jackdeighton.co.uk/2009/07/05/scotland%e2%80%99s-art-deco-heritage-14-green%e2%80%99s-playhouse-dundee/comment-page-1/#comment-3788 ArtDecoBuildings Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:28:42 +0000 http://jackdeighton.co.uk/?p=2164#comment-3788 Great looking building. Can't wait to see what other deco gems you are going to show us from Dundee. Cheers, David Great looking building. Can’t wait to see what other deco gems you are going to show us from Dundee.
Cheers,
David

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