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DUNDEE has undergone momentous change in the eight decades since World War Two. Few bombs fell on the city during the war, but in 1945 Dundee Corporation faced an acute housing crisis and the urgent need to attract new employers. The cityâs economy began to diversify after long dependence on the jute industry. Andrew Murray Scottâs vivid, informative and finely illustrated account offers keen insights into the processes of de- velopment and paints a graphic portrait of the modern city and the cultural and social life of its people.Memorable events and leading characters in these eighty turbulent years are included, from the Robb Caledon sit-in to the sporting triumphs of Liz McColgan, Dick McTaggart and the cityâs football teams. The narrative is packed with accounts of crimes and notable events, including the Timex dis- pute, the success and sudden demise of the Michelin plant, and other icons of the cityâs industrial sector. He looks at the changing faces of the Over- gate, the cityâs schools and housing, the railway stations, and recalls famous visitors â Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and royalty â and local celebrities we have lost; Michael Marra and âBreeksâ Brodie to name just two.The good times are recorded â dancing days at the JM, the Palais, the Barracuda â but hard times, strife and scandal are featured too. As is the astonishing rebirth of Dundee as a centre for bio-tech miracles, world-class digital media, video-games, education and creativity, the V&A Museum and, increasingly, accolades from the worldâs travel media. All are part of the story of Modern Dundee, the youngest, the coolest and the sunniest city in Scotland.
DUNDEE has undergone momentous change in the eight decades since World War Two. Few bombs fell on the city during the war, but in 1945 Dundee Corporation faced an acute housing crisis and the urgent need to attract new employers. The cityâs economy began to diversify after long dependence on the jute industry. Andrew Murray Scottâs vivid, informative and finely illustrated account offers keen insights into the processes of de- velopment and paints a graphic portrait of the modern city and the cultural and social life of its people.Memorable events and leading characters in these eighty turbulent years are included, from the Robb Caledon sit-in to the sporting triumphs of Liz McColgan, Dick McTaggart and the cityâs football teams. The narrative is packed with accounts of crimes and notable events, including the Timex dis- pute, the success and sudden demise of the Michelin plant, and other icons of the cityâs industrial sector. He looks at the changing faces of the Over- gate, the cityâs schools and housing, the railway stations, and recalls famous visitors â Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and royalty â and local celebrities we have lost; Michael Marra and âBreeksâ Brodie to name just two.The good times are recorded â dancing days at the JM, the Palais, the Barracuda â but hard times, strife and scandal are featured too. As is the astonishing rebirth of Dundee as a centre for bio-tech miracles, world-class digital media, video-games, education and creativity, the V&A Museum and, increasingly, accolades from the worldâs travel media. All are part of the story of Modern Dundee, the youngest, the coolest and the sunniest city in Scotland.