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This brings back so many happy memories for me

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 24 Aug 2014 11:04

BillinOz - the Kinema in Dunfermline; the Palais in Dundee; Continental in Dundee; the Palais in Edinburgh; Locarno in Glasgow; Barrowlands Dance Hall in Glasgow; Fairleys in Leith; Palais in Burntisland - all gone or redeveloped beyond all recognition, so it was goodbye to the Brylcream and Old Spice and the usual chat lines - You dancin? - You askin? :-(

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

BillinOz

BillinOz Report 23 Aug 2014 21:21

My Condolences OFTG. Their all gone,Like the Pally in Dundee. :-( :-( :-(

OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 23 Aug 2014 13:00

I am sad that Dunfermline’s most famous nightspot, the Kinema Ballroom, is now lying derelict and that it is not expected to re-open.

The Kinema Ballroom, also known over its 76 years as, Night Magic, Hollywood Boulevard and latterly Velocity, the site also included the former Sinkys pub.

For decades the complex was at the centre of Dunfermline’s entertainment scene and one of Scotland’s most important venues for live music.

It boasts an illustrious roll of acts who played there including David Bowie, Elton John, The Who, Cream, The Clash, Thin Lizzy and Billy Connolly.

http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/dunfermline/articles/2014/08/21/507816-dunfermlines-ballroom-could-face-demolition/

Brings back happy memories when I danced the night away - well those I was sober enough to remember :-D

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"