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A rather optimistic name for what, at the time the photo was taken, is a distinctly grubby disused pub on the corner of Craigmillar Castle Loan and Niddrie Mains Road. It looks as if it might originally have been a cinema. Subsequently, in March 2011 the B-listed building, designed in 1936 by William Innes Thomson, was opened after a £2-million restoration project [[2625048]]. It is hoped it will have a long-term future as a community facility, although the actual use has still to be decided upon. It one of Scotland's last remaining roadhouses, made popular by the motoring boom of the inter-war years. It was an important focal point for the community throughout the post-war period, but had been empty for more than a decade, and its crumbling facade and vandalised interior became synonymous with the area's overall decline.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.1km<br/>A regenerating area of Edinburgh. The shops are adjacent to the White House [at the left], a restored 1930s roadhouse [[2625048]]. Most still have the shutters down, mid-morning, but it was before midday and most are take-aways.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>New housing at Craigmillar, an improvement on the serried ranks of harled terraces.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Notice in the window of the White House at Craigmillar, inviting interest for use by local organisations. PARC Craigmillar is a joint venture company which brings together The EDI Group Limited [Property developers], The City of Edinburgh Council and groups and representatives from the Craigmillar community. PARC is spearheading the regeneration of Craigmillar, involving a total investment of around £200 million and is supported by the Scottish Government.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A 1930s B-listed art deco roadhouse, as seen from Craigmillar Castle Loan.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A recently refurbished B-listed 1930s art deco road house, on Niddrie Mains Road. A future as a community focus is envisaged, but occupiers are still sought. Compare with a photo of its state 4 years earlier, before restoration [[573851]].
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.2km<br/>Developer's hoarding on Niddrie Mains Road, just opposite the White House [[2625048]], which seems to have become the focus for the regeneration of this area.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>The old Tennent's Castle Brewery in Duddingston Road West now houses small business units.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A private housing development, in three blocks of flats, on the site of an old brewery. Good views of Arthur's Seat are a selling feature.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.2km<br/>Garage door in the Holyrood Business Park.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>A collection of old brewery and new buildings with an assortment of small business units.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Flats on part of the site of the Dryborough's brewery.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.2km<br/>The old Drybrough Brewery, built to take advantage of the water of the Braid Burn, now houses small business units in Craigmillar Business Park. [[2148503]]
©kim traynor
Dist:0.2km<br/>New private housing in the process of construction at Craigmillar, an area of Edinburgh that is undergoing a renaissance from its appalling neglect in the 1960s. Peffermill and Craigmillar tower blocks can be seen in the background.
©M J Richardson
Dist:0.2km<br/>A former local railway serving southern Edinburgh, now a freight only bypass of the busy city railway stations. While hundreds of millions have been thrown into the tram moneypit, attempts on the relatively cheap reopening of this mass transit opportunity always fail. A view from Peffermill road (the distant bridge): [[2274189]].
©Richard Webb

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