The Manhattan

Around 1960

Thank you to Al Lorentzen for allowing me to reproduce this photograph of The Manhattan, taken around 1960.  The Manhattan was near the West End of Princes Street.  The car on the left in this photo is a Morris Minor.

Al wrote:

"The Manhattan was a great place for a snack in the late 1950s.  I don't know if it is still there."

Al Lorentzen, Inverness, Illinois, USA:  August 26, 2010

Location

The Monseigneur Theatre, with The Manhattan below it, was at 131 Princes Street.

The shop next door on the right, at No 130, with the Royal Coat of Arms (by Appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth)  is Jamieson & Sons, fruiterers.

Today

Now (in 2010), Gap clothing store is at 131 Princes Street, and HMV CD and Record store is next door at 130 Princes Street.