Cables Wynd House, better known as the Leith Banana Flats[1][2] or as the banana block[3] because of its curved shape, is a multistorey public housing block in Leith, Edinburgh. A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Formerly a municipal burgh,[1] Leith is a town at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is the port of Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...
It was first occupied in 1962, and for many families offered a welcome improvement over the overcrowding and slum housing conditions that were still common problems at the time.[4] A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ...
It contains 204 flats, which have a 24 hour concierge service and CCTV coverage. Most of the properties use deck access, but the ground floor flats are accessed via individual front doors. These properties are preferentially allocated to older people. All but two of the flats remain in public ownership as of 2006. Concierge desk at the Mount Washington Hotel. ... Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, in the Columbine High School Massacre. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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