Edinburgh's Wild (South-)West, off Springvalley Gardens
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Edinburgh's Wild (South-)West, off Springvalley Gardens
Image: © kim traynor Taken: 8 Feb 2011
Edinburgh's own Wild West ghost town - the bizarre relic of a failed business venture in the 1980s. The 'Great American Indoors', a company selling Santa Fe-style furniture to trendy Scots, never quite made it after them varmints from the East, Ikea, rode into town. What's even more bizarre is that the door of the Mexican-style cantina is the emergency fire exit from Morningside Public Library. As if escaping from an inferno of burning books wouldn't be enough to confuse you, you'd be even more bewildered if you suddenly thought Clint Eastwood might come round the corner with both guns blazing. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.929084
Longitude
-3.210242