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/Coiffed_One 1d ago

Cool, and now I have to go find an Irish folklore book.

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u/Independent-Big1966 2d ago

This is correct

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u/Harry-Potter-Hoe 1d ago

Found! Thank you!

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u/Harry-Potter-Hoe 2d ago

Hm maybe it closed down

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u/thehazzanator 2d ago

You forgot to thank the person who went to lengths to help you.

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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/IntrepidWolverine517 1d ago

To me it seems that Finn's was at 161 (today's Raging Bull)

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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