Lochee may long have been part of Dundee but the distinctive part of the city has celebrated its own characteristics.
The Lochee Festival of Life on Saturday was an opportunity for local traders, businesses and performers to display what makes the area so special.
The gathering in Lochee Park featured stalls devoted to local heritage and institutions as well as a wide range of entertainments and attractions.
There were performances from bands, acoustic acts and community groups; a bungee run, and the fire and police services held community stalls.
The family event, which was opened by Lord Provost Bob Duncan, was launched to a rousing performance by the area’s Boys’ Brigade pipe band, and attracted an estimated 1,000 people throughout the day.
Lochee, which got its name from the eye of the loch where Myrekirk now stands, was the home of the Camperdown Works, the jute production site that when built in 1864 was the largest factory in the world with more than 5,000 employees.
Only the 86 metre high Cox’s stack survives from those days when Lochee also had two railway stations, police force, fire service, schools, swimming pool, casino, library, washhouse and several churches.
Irish immigrants were drawn to the area by work in the jute mills, and Lochee is still regarded as Dundee’s Irish quarter.
Famous people from Lochee include Hollywood actor and Dundee University rector Brian Cox, Labour politician George Galloway and late songwriter and musician Michael Marra.