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When I moved to the area in about 2004 there was still an intact 1950s cafeteria operating in Hoey's basement. I do hope someone took photographs at some point.

Closing a stretch of Broomielaw for four hours or whatever it was is NOT a car-free city centre. What a load of balls. Moreover, the route from Broomielaw to Glasgow Green is already one of the roads that is relatively easy and safe to cycle on anyway. Skyride is a giant fraud. All it does is sugges...

There are buses and the subway in the west end, train stations are nearby and cycling is better than in most of the city. No need to clog up the already congested roads with a stupid tin box.

Was it not a John Menzies outlet after Woolies and Before dixons ? if memory serves me right. :? John Menzies was in the unit that was latterly Tesco, but not the one that was Dixons/Currys. IIRC (which is dubious), John Menzies and WH Smith were opposite each other on Argyle St in the mid-80s. At ...

Mori wrote:Project Partners delivering Dalmarnock Station refurbishment are Transport Scotland, Glasgow City Council, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Clyde Gateway and Network Rail.

And all five of them will insist on having their poxy logos printed in full colour on all the bumf.

All well and good until the council leaders see PAEDOS TO SURF PORN AT COUNCIL TAX PAYERS' EXPENSE in the paper.

Given there were great blooming trees growing out of the windows, I don't think it was ever going to get renovated. Anyone know anything about the pub on the ground floor? Sapphire Bar or something? Presumably it was once packed with thirsty dockers from the quays.

The Sogat building reminds me that Morrison's Bar has been closed for the last three months or more due to flooding. It's doubtful that it will re open. The tenant is waiting for a reasonable offer of compensation to give up his lease and Unite just want to sell the building. Oh no. That was a terr...

Mori wrote:Not only has Wayne been responsible for the development in-house of many of the BBC's best known programmes, such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dragon's Den

I'd keep quiet about that if I were him.

Oregon artist Eric Steen is putting together an art project in Glasgow based around the city's beer and pub culture. THE PUB SCHOOL A weekly event-series where the public is invited to take part in homebrewing demos, beer sampling sessions, lectures, presentations, pub-crawls, and more. Every Wednes...

Why would anyone want to walk anywhere when they can drive through the remains of the city at 50mph?

The ET tonight had the headline Renfrew Ferry 'Saved' I'm intrigued by the sarcastic quotation marks. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/we-will-keep-river-crossing-running-1.1009239 A passenger service across the River Clyde will continue when the Renfrew Ferry is scrapped nex...

I wonder if the car park will swiftly be found unsafe and summarily demolished?

Don't think there's much demand for bootlegs on tape or CD anymore, when you can go on the internet and get the same stuff for free.

Where do these vintage shops get their stock now that Paddy's is closed?