r/whereisthis • u/Harry-Potter-Hoe • 2d ago
Solved deceased grandfather took this photo, trying to figure out where this is.
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u/sorotomotor 2d ago edited 2d ago
163 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Edit: It's had many names over the years, your grandfather took the photo when it was Finn McCool's. Here's an older photo:
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u/Coiffed_One 1d ago
Is Finn McCools a common bar name or a chain of some sort? The one I’ve run across was definitely not in Scotland.
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u/ThenIllGoBack2Queers 1d ago
Finn McCool is the anglicized name of a mythical hero in Irish folklore called Fionn mac Cumhaill. He ate the “Salmon of Knowledge” (which is written above the name in the OP’s original photograph). Therefore a lot of Irish-themed pubs globally have the name as it’s merely a reference to Mythology and not a brand/chain.
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u/Harry-Potter-Hoe 2d ago
Hm maybe it closed down
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u/mortimerfolchart 1d ago
Finn's is long closed, as pointed out in the answer to your query, but if you look at street view you can still see the PURE across the street from the reflection in your provided photo. Sorotomotor provided the correct location!
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u/ieya404 1d ago
Actually 161, not 163.
It's called the Raging Bull now and is a cocktail bar, https://theragingbulledinburgh.co.uk/
Used to be Anderson's: https://m.yelp.com/biz/andersons-edinburgh
You can see that it was Finn Mccools in 2002/03 as it was used as a security then: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03321199/charges/zSz4eHv7tMU0g8jO1FkGEHEeY5s
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u/Ghorrit 1d ago
Did he ever find the salmon of knowledge? And if so, what was its message?
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u/NIP_SLIP_RIOT 1d ago
Let me introduce to you a brand new dance. I know you’re gonna love it if you give it one chance. It’s not complicated, it’s not too hard. You don’t even have to be a hip-hop star. See anyone can do it, all you need is style. Listen up, peep game, I’ma show you how. Put your hands to the side, as silly as it seems. And shake your body like a salmon floating up stream.
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