Buzz·Posted on 28 Jul 201523 Things You'll Only Understand If You Grew Up In DundeeGoing down the cannonball was a very stressful experience.by Greg FluckerCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. You got your messages at Wm Low. View this post on Facebook facebook.com It's hard to believe that William Low had over 55 stores in Scotland before Tesco purchased the chain in 1994. Lidl, Asda, and Scotmid just aren't the same. 2. Only brave bairns went down the cannonball slide. 3. But the very bravest bairns were the ones who chapped playing chickenelly. 4. Trips into town with your granny always ended here. View this post on Facebook facebook.com / Via Facebook: LostDundee Usually so she could buy you a copy of the Beano or Dandy. 5. Any trip to Monikie Park was like a wee holiday. 6. And no summer's day out was complete without a trip to Visocchi's. View this photo on Instagram 7. You never crossed the White Lady's bridge in the dark. View this photo on Instagram 8. Leuchars Airshow was the most exciting thing to happen in September. 9. The ships were the best thing about Camperdown. 10. Going over the rail bridge was exciting, but a wee bit scary. 11. The Wellgate Clock made city centre visits magical. View this photo on Instagram 12. When you got older, the Overgate was the only place to be seen on a Saturday afternoon. 13. Your teenage trips to the cinema looked like this. 14. This isn't a roundabout, it's a circle. 15. The carnival rides were always better at Caird Park. 16. But Riverside did have the coolest cows. 17. Everyone knew someone who worked here. View this post on Facebook Whether it was your dad, your mum, or your aunties pal, NCR was a huge part of Dundee's history until the factory shut its doors in 2009. NCR still have a presence in the city, but it's just not the same. 18. You weren't really sure if school snow days existed. 19. All the best bands played at the Doghouse. 20. And Fat Sam's was the place to be on a Saturday night. View this photo on Instagram 21. Your boozy nights out always ended with a Helicopter Burger from Clarks. View this photo on Instagram 22. Or chicken pakora from Corfu. View this photo on Instagram 23. And finally, you know it's the greatest city in the world.