8mm film of SCOTLAND AYR

This is an 8mm film made in 1969 when I was 20 years old. On the film is my Dad and my younger brother and myself.How thing have changed and a lot not for the best.The fim has been converted to digital using a frame by frame grabber Telecine built by myself the pictures are then converted into avi to make the movie.The sound track is the original and some what poor. Some of the live sound was captured on a small PHILIPS REAL TO REAL.Memories

[@ayrshirelass4459]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I lived in the High Street from age 2-7 and your video from 0:34 to 0:44 could have been taken from our front door. Also, I loved seeing the Harbour in all its glory and it being hosed down by the fish market. My dad used to take me down there and I remember them doing this, I am so glad I found your video :-)

[@NormanLamontedinburgh]

Thank you. I grew up in Ayr and it was lovely to see it the way I remember it as a child.

[@photohunter71]

Growing up in Kilwinning,just a few miles up the road,I used to go to Ayr when I was a wee boy,I remember that big dockside crane at 1:03 into the film and was there recently for the airshow,I filmed it from where you filmed at 4:05 into the film!! Lot of folks saying about junkies and jaikies,,it's like that all over Scotland,,not just Ayr. Great wee film! Thanks for sharing!!

[@tammygurl64]

Wow! This is amazing. I spent a few months in Ayr back in Feb - Apr 2008 and parts of it still looked the same as 1969. I'm American (with Scottish Ancestors) and it was like another world there. I absolutely loved seeing the sites and being exposed to the history and culture. It was fantastic! Thanks for sharing this.

[@RachelleH68]

This is absolutely fantastic ThankYou ThankYou the harbour the way I remember it when I was a wee girl in the 70s and my dad fished out of Ayr harbour :)

[@jimfindlay8089]

Hadn,t seen this film before,watched to see if maybe me or my pals were filmed by accident,but sadly not.This was Ayr in its hayday,i was 13 at the time and attendingAyr academy,great to see the high street busy as always,and the harbour with fishing boats and the dredger on the northside,right in front off me grannies house,happy memories,greetings from Indiana ,USA,

[@Captain.Bawbag]

Its good to see Ayr back in its' heyday. I've never seen buses go up the High Street, and I've never seen the harbour so busy. I was born in 1991, and all I remember was the smell from down at South Harbour. It'd be good to see the good old days return. Nowadays it's full of junkies and jakeballs. :(

[@BrianconolyBrianconoly]

I lived in ayr in the 80s good to reminis

[@Htiler]

i can't wait to post a video titled "Ayr, when it was full of junkies" and people will leave comments like "I remember when ayr had all those disgraceful smack heads, it was awful"

[@AlexnicholasBlakely]

hahhaha