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The end is nigh
As 1925 drew to a close, rumours about the future of the Annandale Street Industrial Hall, Edinburgh's first purpose-built exhibition space were confirmed when the
Industrial Hall
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Too big, too small, too expensive … the problem with white elephants
As we saw last week, owin
THE INDUSTRIAL HALL (8)
Future potential, squashed present, thrills on horseback
As noted in last week's article, in the summer of 1925, Edinburgh politicians, officials and commentators had reacted with barely suppressed exci
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On the surface, all appeared to be well at the Industrial Hall, Edinburgh’s first purpose-built exhibition space, as a new year dawned.
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Bull, skates and trouble brewing
The new season for the Industrial Hall on Annandale Street began modestly at the start of February 1924 with a fund-raising concert on behalf of the British Legion of Ex
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Fairyland, burlesque and a dead snake
Our account of Edinburgh's first purpose-built, permanent exhibition space on Annandale Street continues in early 1924.
On 2 January, a record crowd of 26,500 people attended the World's Fair and Carnival in the Industrial Hall (today's Lothian Buses depot) over the course of one day.
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The following account is from the Scotsman, 3 January 1924..
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The excitement of empire, capitalism and cleanliness
One week ago, we began this series with a