Monday, July 14, 2008

A major store away from the High Street is nothing new for Nairnites

Iright muses on the days when it was easier to get yourself an out of town centre store. How times have changed indeed. Thanks iright.
As the good folk of Inverness continue to debate Nairn having an out of town supermarket a photo from the '70's reveals that a major store away from the High Street is nothing new for Nairnites.
Apart from the Nairn sailing club building nothing else is still standing at the harbour, but of the two white sheds to the right one was a cash & carry and the other a freezer centre. I wonder if it took years of planning to give the go ahead for those businesses? Anyone remember getting their messages there?

As the good folk of Inverness continue to debate Nairn having an out of town supermarket a photo from the

1 comment:

Graisg said...

Certainly do Iright and there were a few bargains to be had down there. Those were the days when our town councillors had a lot more clout than they do now and you just had to see Chrisse Ellen, David Brown or whoever was your flavour of the month to get things sorted out or not as the case maybe. The stuff of dreams.