Union Street, Aberdeen - stock photo

Aberdeen, United Kingdom - February 25, 2014: Looking south west along the full length of Union Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, from the Castlegate, in fine sunny weather. Long and straight, all major routes to other cities connect to its ends. For many years a retail hub with shoppers walking up one side then back down the other on a cold, windy, Saturday afternoon, its retail power has decreased in recent years with the advent of several modern, indoor, shopping malls and the uniformity of outlets which can be seen in any high street. The prominent tower is the Neo-Gothic West Tower of the Town House.