Not really Man on Wire, more Man’s Washing on Wire. I am guessing these lines are a thing of the past but maybe not; washing lines strung from tenement windows to a series of distant poles which look as though they alone are responsible for keeping the buildings upright, bending with the strain. The washing at the top would seem to benefit most from a drying wind but pegged too lightly and the smalls would most likely end up floating on the Tay. These are more pictures taken along the back streets of Dundee in the 1970s; I would guess the poles and lines have disappeared along with the supported buildings.
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Here in Astoria Queens we still have laundry hanging to dry between buildings.
I guess there is no alternative – my assumptions about them having disappeared maybe entirely wrong. I await the furore of Dundonians 🙂 – http://www.dundonianforbeginners.co.uk/index.htm
Wow, you’re right. It totally looks like the wires are holding up the buildings in the first photo. How did they manage to hang the laundry out that far???
Simples…..Man on Wire 🙂
very atmospheric shots.
Thanks Tish, all so long ago.
The technology has come on a little – a lot of tenements have retractable washing lines now, at least in Edinburgh. Can’t speak for Fundee…
What do you do Paddy? BTW – cheque and card arrive ok? I only ask because it remains uncashed – must be rich 🙂
Great photos!
Many thanks, much appreciated.
Very nice photos. 1970’s, that is great. It is a good thing to keep old photos.
It is – they look so ordinary at the time but as they age they take on an entirely new meaning, part nostalgic, part historic. Thanks for taking the time to look and comment.