Around 1920
Scappaticcis Fish & Chip Shop -
Henderson Street, Coalhill
© Reproduced
with acknowledgement to John Stewart, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Henderson Street
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Thank you to John
Stewart for allowing me to reproduce this photograph of
Scappaticcis fish and chip shop at Henderson Street, Coalhill.
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John wrote:
1920s
"This photo was probably taken around
1920.
1950s and 1960s
By the 1950s and 1960s, the building
had become Pompa's Billiard Hall. Mr Pompa was an old
Italian. He employed a bouncer for his Billiard Hall.
Today
Since 1986, the building has been 'The
Raj' Indian Restaurant.
John Stewart, Livingston,
West Lothian, Scotland:
email, Nov 11, 2010 + phone call,
Nov 16, 2010 |
Inside the Fish and Chip Shop
Here is a view of the inside of Scappaticcis fish and chip
shop, also probably taken around 1920:
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Acknowledgement
John Stewart is author of the
'Old Leither'
web site. One of the sections in that site, 'Italian
Connections', looks at some of the Italians who have settled
and set up business in Leith.
The
photos above are featured in the
Italian Connections
section of the 'Old Leither' web site. |
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