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Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:26 pm**

Nice work nodrog, I really love those old Glasgow guide books

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:47 pm**

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Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:54 pm**

nodrog wrote:From the rather lovely 1904 'Illustrated Glasgow and Lanarkshire' (of which the best bits are naturally the adverts....)

That's a really great one - the adverts are always interesting!

Schiehallion - the Cathkin Park one is brilliant. Well done!

Posted: **Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:09 pm**

Interesting flags.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:03 pm**

James HG

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:07 pm**

Where did it all go James? One of the most long-awaited yet depressing past presents so far.

Cheers

JR

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:08 pm**

Actually, I dont understand why they pulled those tenements. Further west they
extended QMD up onto Maryhill Road, but that doesn't explain why these ones
bit the dust.

James HG

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 2:31 pm**

In light of recent demolitions, I would ask; is an excuse needed? Certainly not now, and definitely not then.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:39 pm**

very good James, I had that location as a possible for that photo, but wasn't sure how it looked pre demolition.

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:41 pm**

AlanM wrote:very good James, I had that location as a possible for that photo, but wasn't sure how it looked pre demolition.

Aye right

Posted: **Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:13 pm**

james73 wrote:Actually, I dont understand why they pulled those tenements.

That was my first reaction too, but they had long gone before I came to the neighbourhood, and I guess it's easy for us, from this distance in time, to forget just how bad some of Glasgow's tenemental housing was. Somebody wrote in a thread a wee while ago (was it Vlad?) in relation to Townhead, that many of the residents there had been lobbyiong for years to have their tenements pulled down. You can argue about what went in their place, but I suspect (indeed I'm sure I've heard tell from reliable sources) that many of the tenements in Maryhill Road were particularly grim and poor quality.

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:42 pm**

High Street Goods Station 1968

2007

James HG

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:53 pm**

231 Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws

1958

Summer 2006

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:00 pm**

High Street Goods Station 1968

2007

James HG

Posted: **Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:02 pm**

I remember the old goods station well, when was it demolished ?
Are there any plans for the wall along Duke Street ? It's in an appauling condition, i'm surprised there aren't barriers up.

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