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Project: The Great Eastern

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:08 pm
by Sharon
The Great Eastern

http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/GreatEastern/

Mostly based on panoramas we took to promote a photography exhibition in 2001.

There are a few photographs from the rest of the hotel, including the upper floors which we got a guided tour of by the wee guy who manned the door. The upper floors were both burnt out and riddled with dry rot, so NOT ideal for a wander around!

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:20 pm
by turbozutek
Nice.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:31 am
by Sharon
Remembered i also had a blueprint for the place...so that's been added this morning!

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 11:07 pm
by Fossil
was there not an art exhibition a couple of years back inside?

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:44 am
by Sharon
well, (as mentioned), there was a photography exhibition in 2001. I believe its been used by various folks over the years.

The panoramas were all shot to use on a website promoting the exhibition.

I skipped the opening, it just seemed so..... patronising. Well, some of the guys that had been photographed were to be there and it just had that freak show feel to it!

...the photographic works themselves were pretty good though.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:54 am
by Fossil
:oops: :oops:
..err I didn’t look twice
:oops: :oops:

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:25 am
by Sharon
Thought as much!!!

(a "you naughty boy" smilie is needed)

PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 11:02 pm
by norrie mcnamee
Hi guys, do any of you know what they are going to do with The Great Eastern Hotel.
It has been lying empty for some time, is this going to be another treasure that will be demolished because of neglect/arson?, ok I am a cynic.
Good shots of the insides, they say that the camera never lies, hmm, I would say that they flatter the building.
It makes me glad that life has been better to me than some folk.
Norrie :D

PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:03 pm
by red_kola
norrie mcnamee wrote:Hi guys, do any of you know what they are going to do with The Great Eastern Hotel.

Evening Times 25/10/04:
£10m luxury flats plan for Great Eastern Hotel

PostPosted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:11 pm
by deebers
I suppose it's good they're making them flats, although I can't say I'm surprised... Seems everything is being made into "luxury flats" these days.

Still - better than being pulled down! :?

I wish I got a chance to see it as it is today. Great photies! :)

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:42 am
by Sharon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4143643.stm

Image

Well this looks fairly standard.

Perhaps the interior conversion will be more interesting?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:44 am
by DMcNay
Is that the front or the back of the building?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:49 am
by Sharon
Its really got to be the back, the front is right on the pavement!!

The stairwells look ugly, but then its only a teeny tiny picture, perhaps it wll look better than I fear?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:50 am
by crusty_bint
The proposal entails the redevelopment of the B-listed Great Eastern Hotel building and the the erection of 2 new build blocks for 36 flats and a nursery for Milnbank Housing Association as per the Merchant City Developent map >here<.

Crusty

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:02 pm
by Sharon
Did that pdf work for you crusty?

I'm getting told the file is damaged...