Uncovered: Old Shop Signs (temporarily revealed)

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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:50 pm

Not really that old newsagent signs from Argyle Street

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This one won't be around much longer. On the plus side , it has been well recorded.

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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:10 pm

The old DM Hoey store in Victoria Road is being renovated.
A sign for Pearson’s has been revealed:
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I was sure , and my folks are sure , that the Pearson’s store was latterly further down Victoria Road, with Peter the Parrot amusing the local children?
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Mori » Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:21 pm

This must have been the original pearsons store, i can recal the one further being made up of 2 units in to a larger store... maybe am wrong,not sure though.

Was it the late 70s pearsons closed down ? was a great store, a bit like the one in west nile st.
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Guacho » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:16 pm

was sure , and my folks are sure , that the Pearson’s store was latterly further down Victoria Road, with Peter the Parrot amusing the local children?

Agreed! As a former amused local child, I'm sure it was on the next block north on Victoria Rd- probably 3 or 4 shops down that block. Couldn't have remembered the parrot's name though!
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby RDR » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:17 pm

Guacho wrote:
was sure , and my folks are sure , that the Pearson’s store was latterly further down Victoria Road, with Peter the Parrot amusing the local children?

Agreed! As a former amused local child, I'm sure it was on the next block north on Victoria Rd- probably 3 or 4 shops down that block. Couldn't have remembered the parrot's name though!


I remember Pearson's being further down as well and of course the Parrot.
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:09 am

One from Wishaw: The Commercial Hall for Marriages & Socials. And pointing fingerrs.


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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby RDR » Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:20 am

Vinegar Tom wrote:One from Wishaw: The Commercial Hall for Marriages & Socials. And pointing fingerrs.


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Folk getting married in Wishy? I'm sure that would be a rare event :D Probably went out of business due to that!
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby glasgowken » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:43 pm

Not strictly to the thread rules as it's always on show, but this old Access sign is still going strong :)

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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:49 pm

Rules? Thanks for posting that Ken - where is it?
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:13 am

An old shop sign exposed at 20 Buchanan Street by renovation works. It looks like mosaic or something similar fixed to ironwork.

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You can see the overall thing in the FH photo: FH

The Buchanan Street shop can be seen at The Mitchell some time after one of it’s many makeovers:
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby glasgowken » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:45 am

Vinegar Tom wrote:Rules? Thanks for posting that Ken - where is it?

Outside Topps Tiles on Gt Western Rd at Blairdardie.
It's lasted well compared to the Visa sign. It's been there before they moved in, used to be a garage.
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:06 pm

An old sign from Canal Street Renfrew. The shop is still a hairdressers.

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You can make out an older sign for "Mc" somebody if you look at the larger version here
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby Vinegar Tom » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:47 pm

Optician sign temporarily revealed on Cathcart Road, Govanhill

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Optician Cathcart Road 2 by vinegartom40, on Flickr

With added tram relics :)

And a shabbier sign for a boot maker a couple of doors up

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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby minxy » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:18 pm

At the Barras
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Re: Uncovered: Old Shop Signage (temporarily revealed)

Postby calamity » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:15 pm

I have a photo of the old Woolworths on Renfrew street .. Ill look it out .
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