Artisan Friday on Kirkcaldy High Street and the Mercat Shopping Centre

Shout out to all the businesses trying to keep life in Kirkcaldy Town centre.

[@andicampbell8621]

Top of the Arcade where the barbers is, was the Evening Citizen newspaper printing office. And there was a disco upstairs called 'The Bronx'

[@arejaycee5484]

Used to love Frank's Army Store an amazing shop.

[@mrdiggie3321]

Cheers for posting these! Like the ones about Dunnikier and the woods as well.

[@KasimA5016]

Last time i was in kirkcauldy was in 2009 when the recession had just about started, the town centre had alot more shops and was really busy shame it isnt now

[@jimmydickson8854]

Go and do some research on the Raith ballroom far south end of the high street ,last time I saw it it was turned in to a church ,but it was the busiest ball room in fife you’d have to speak to people over 65 who went there ,I’m 72 and went there for a couple of years it used to go off ,,you couldn’t get in without a tie every one was dressed up well ,I now live in Australia for the last 50 years,the Raith is Kirkcaldy history too

[@ianmccluskie8453]

there was the bowling alley at the top of the arcade in the 60's.

[@BogieOnPatrol]

That was it. I remember Mum and Dad saying there was something there.

[@ianmcgee9945]

Hi, thanks for posting this! I last saw the High Street in 2002, and it sure has changed. Boots the Chemist is literally the only store I recognised. But I sure remember many of the old stores you talked about, even before it was pedestrianised. My Mum worked in Mentiplay's music shop back in the 1940's so it was a real treat that you mentioned that! We used to walk along as far as Woolworth's and my treat was to get the bus back to Links Street behind the big flats where we were staying. I'd make my parents climb to the top deck! Do you remember when the old Co-Op building burned down, maybe early 1980's? That one even made the news over in Canada. Is Pillans's Pies still going? They were delicious.

[@BogieOnPatrol]

Forgot to say about Pillans, where Tony's is now. There is a Pillans in Valley, but the pies aren't quite as good as they were. I was born in 1983 so maybe it wasn't the co-op I remember there.... My mum went to school with the Mentiplays' daughter. Think there were two sons and a daughter that run it when I was a teen.

[@narjesmostafa1904]

Hi, I’m a college student making a documentary about the high street and the mercat, if you don’t mind Would I be able to use some of the clips from this video for my documentary? Thanks

[@jimmydickson8854]

Show us the old Raith dance hall

[@peregrinemayne2556]

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[@briannicol9932]

I was last I kirkcaldy about 50 years ago when I had acar tried to go to the 10 pin bowing alley but failed. Car got flooded out bythe rain and broke down girlfriend was not amused had to walk to the nearest phone box and phone my dad in Edinburgh he was not amused either he had to collect us near kirkcaldy. Not agood night out. Ican tell you. So your video was interesting what kirkcaldy looks like now brian in dundee

[@BogieOnPatrol]

Ooft. That sounds like a nightmare. No wonder you've never come back, lol

[@peregrinemayne2556]

Mi name Is Jonathan Isaac Agudelo.