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The fourth largest city in Scotland, Dundee, which lies on the northern bank of the Firth of Tay, is a post-industrial city whose glories lie, sadly, in the past. Once known as the city of the three Js - Jute, Jam, and Journalism - Dundee is a shadow of its former self. The manufacture of linoleum from jute fibres has entirely vanished, while the production of marmalade from Seville oranges has likewise ceased to be a major industry in the city. All that remains is the third J - journalism. In this branch of industry, Dundee has continued to hold its own, largely owing to the efforts of Messers D.C. Thompson and Sons, the publishers of such organs as the Scots Magazine (the longest-running journal in the world), the Sunday Post "Scotland's Favourite Toaley Rag" and the People's Friend.
The ship which Robert Scott took to Antarctica on his first voyage (the RRS Discovery) was built in Dundee, and is now moored there.
On 28 December 1879 the Tay Rail Bridge collapsed whilst a train was crossing it, leading to the deaths of over 75 people on board. This event was commemorated in verse by the famous Scottish poet William Topaz McGonagall
People from Dundee are known as Dundonians. The population of the city is a rapidly shrinking 120,000.
