Title

Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Artist: CM Dixon.

Caption

Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, c1960s. Union Street is a major street and shopping thoroughfare in Aberdeen, named after the Acts of Union 1800. It was built at a higher level to relieve the strain on lower surrounding streets. Designed in the early 19th century under plans suggested by Charles Abercrombie, its construction nearly bankrupted the city.

Date

1960

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B81_434

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,5Mb (1,1Mb) / 15,7in x 10,7in / 4724 x 3220 (300dpi)

Keywords

outdoors city urban road people male man men street engineering country pedestrian day guy color colour lane empty Scotland avenue location SCOTTISH century Aberdeen concept town planning Sixties 1960s 20th century Scots Union Street CM Dixon TGN Charles photograph CM Dixon Dixon CM Mike Dixon Charles Abercromie Abercromie Charles Abercromie photograph