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by **JamesMc** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 9:42 am

No problem,glad your mum liked the pics. As i said the Virtual mitchell is an absolute treasure trove, i could spend hours going through all the streets listed. Yep, Bannisters is a Skypark haunt ok, been across for lunch a few times and i believe in my place there have been many leaving nights there.

There was a baths and Steamie near were i grew up in Govan, my mum used the steamie for washing until the late eighties, must have been loads of them in Glasgow.

Do you remember roughly when they built that carpark? Certainly the skypark bit has been there for years, but i was wondering if the baths were still there after the main building was built.

by **Gazzathecoigne** » Thu Aug 12, 2004 1:14 pm

The car park is only about 5 or 6 years old mate, but the sky park has been there for as long as I can remember, but I'm only 26 (I'll ask my mum). I would imagine that the baths came down at the same time as the rest of the buildings on its right, down to where the expressway is now, to make way for the sky park and expressway. If memory serves, this was between 1968 and 1970ish, but I'll do some digging in the meen time.

by **YokerBloke** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 8:18 pm

Wypers 70 Renfield st. circa 1963.
Courtesy of Virtual Mitchell Library

And now present, a complete shithole!!!
At least while it was a Biker bar (1988-94) it had atmosphere.

Wider shit (sorry, shot!)

by **JamesMc** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:32 pm

Ashton lane 1933

Ashton lane 2004

James.

by **james73** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 8:02 pm

JamesMc wrote:Ashton lane 1933

Ashton lane 2004

James.

Quite superb.

James H

by **JamesMc** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:02 pm

Cheers James! I'm really getting into this past/present malarkey.

by **james73** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:15 pm

Celtic Park 1970's...

Celtic Park circa 1993

Fergus "The Bunnet" McCann's original plan...

Celtic Park 1998 onwards

James H

by **james73** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:23 pm

Ibrox Park 1966

Ibrox Park circa 1970's - totally unknown to today's Death Star regular's....

The Death Star as is today...

James H

by **The_Clincher** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 12:12 am

Well done young fella!!! :wink:

by **Gazzathecoigne** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 1:26 am

Ah well, the Death Star's better than Carparkhead. :)

by **YokerBloke** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:15 am

Nice comparision shot. Is it me, the lane looks slightly narrower now

by **JamesMc** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 8:57 am

YokerBloke wrote:Nice comparision shot. Is it me, the lane looks slightly narrower now

Cheers Yoker, i think its the same width, but a combination of me getting the angle slightly out(thanks to a car parked out of shot) and those metal bollards which have been put up on either side give the illusion of it being narrower now.

James.

by **YokerBloke** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 9:34 am

Your right, the bollards do give it the impression it is narrow. It's not often a present day comparison shot is nicer than the old shot.

by **YokerBloke** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 11:24 pm

Bloody hell!
They really did a number on Charing X didn't they!!!

Bastards
I mean, who the fuck runs a motorwat THROUGH a city!!!

by **james73** » Mon Aug 16, 2004 12:34 pm

YokerBloke wrote:Bloody hell!
They really did a number on Charing X didn't they!!!

Bastards
I mean, who the fuck runs a motorway THROUGH a city!!!

Quite.

James H

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