A Walk through Ayr Town Centre

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Жыл бұрын

A binaural recording in 4k of a walk through Ayr Town Centre on the afternoon of Tuesday 1 November 2022.
Binaural means that if you wear headphones it'll sound like you're right there. Give it a try!
From the train station:
Kyle Street
High Street
Old Brig
River Street
New Brig
Sandgate
Newmarket Street
High Street
Alloway Street
Burns Statue Square

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@buskingkarma2503 Жыл бұрын

I've just seen myself walking past 👀😂

@johngreenlees9843 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. We were there in 2019 to visit my Mum. Lived in Kyle Court Senior living. Right in front of the train station. Walked the High St, in the late 70's as a Constable. A lot busier back then. People complain about the city, but I miss it. Miss getting a fish and chip supper and walking down to the beach. All my family still lives there, except my brother. He's in Pennsylvania. Won't be going back due to health. I'll never forget my time in Ayr. I loved it.

@chilledscotland Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, John. Maybe we walked past each other in the 70s! I wish we had street videos of that period!

@CamsCampbell Жыл бұрын

It's a ghost town compared to the old days.

@gwaptiva Жыл бұрын

Woah! It *is*! Even for a Tuesday afternoon, I've never seen it so empty. Especially those shots of the high street; scary....

@whytea. Жыл бұрын

It’s the councils fault

@andrewmcdonald793 4 ай бұрын

Your right, back in the 80,s and before a lot off people used to go Ayr and there used to be lot more shops, and the place looked a lot nicer in the summer, too be fair its not just Ayr a lot off other towns are ghost towns now, they blame it on people doing more Internet shopping and the council are not spending the time and money on them now, its very sad.

@dont_give_a_flying_f 4 ай бұрын

I remember walking up the high street with my parents as a kid going to game. It was so busy. The place was covered in people and at a weekend it was so much busier. Such a shame what's happened

@rsqyoung 10 ай бұрын

What a fkin nightmare., Falkirk , Saltcoats and Ardrossan are up for the challenge!

@alanabroad3471 7 ай бұрын

Surprisingly similar to Falkirk, Stirling and Kirkcaldy.

@Footyeditz242 6 ай бұрын

Reminds me of our late night disco on cruise !

@richardwallace290 Жыл бұрын

Its went downhill over the years into a downwards spiral such a shame just no much their in town centre nowadays use to go up regularly from girvan but not now,kyle central use to be jam packed with people you could've move in ayr for ppl at one point now council have turned it into a ghost town 😢

@carloshenriquedesouzacoelho Жыл бұрын

I must have been there in another life . . . 😢

@AmIDeadYet 7 ай бұрын

I think the decline of most seaside towns started when most folk started going abroad in the 80s/90s. Having said that, the beach in Ayr is still always packed on a really hot day. Specially right next to Pirate Petes

@screwdriver32 Жыл бұрын

So much potential lost due to incompetent councillors.

@whytea. Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@murphy1094 Жыл бұрын

*corrupt

@CimonSowel1 8 ай бұрын

What Murphy said

@davidwhannell709 Жыл бұрын

Reminding me of a joke. Can u think of a racing driver with a Scottish sou ding name. Ie Jonny Dumfries. Stirling moss..and ayr toon centre.....think about it. Lol

@chilledscotland Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of this joke when I wrote the title. It's a classic!

@audreysandbach637 Жыл бұрын

I was there this year and it had the look of a once prosperous town , but now has a sad rather derelict appearance...sad to say

@ripruiner Жыл бұрын

@CarlosHenrique-sn3le Жыл бұрын

Is there any family called Ricketts who live in Ayrshire ?

@chilledscotland Жыл бұрын

I don't think I ever knew anyone by that name.

@dessi208 5 ай бұрын

Aye lack of Vir d and sunshine

@fionajordan6565 Жыл бұрын

Looking for dalyrmple Ann or Ian dalyrmple my mom sister out there trying to look for her

@jimreid9674 Жыл бұрын

Depressing

@PopularesVox 7 ай бұрын

It's so similar to so many towns around the country though. very depressing indeed. The buildings are still there. but the economy, the demographics, shopping habits have changed and town centres are unrecognisable from what they were in the past. The decline was noticeable on the late 90's and has greatly accelerated, especially after the pandemic. So many retailers now have simply given up. Throwing millions of pounds at high street makeovers, such as the Scottish and UK governments are trying to do, is a complete waste of money, when the underlying problems aren't being addressed.