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Here's another Old Slide Macro I've Done But haven't any Idea of the Location, It is definitely in Glasgow But Where:-

Prize to the one who can match it with a recent photo.

I've got a feeling that its Duke Street at Bellgrove Street

Partick, heading east from thornwood is my thot.

Hmmm, I'm thinking it could be Duke Street, the street to the right beyong the zebra crossing being Whitefield Street. That zerbra crossing now being a pelican crossing

My first thought was somewhere like Cathcart Road?????????

It looks a bit like Byres Rd, before the library was built, the first road on the right would be Observatory Rd.

At first sight I thought Shettleston Road --- but the left hand bend makes me think Springburn.

By the cars and vans picture was taken circa mid seventies

AlanM wrote:It looks a bit like Byres Rd, before the library was built, the first road on the right would be Observatory Rd.

That's what I thought too.

Oran Mor would be out of shot just on the left, and you can see the space left after the old garage that stood where the current Sommerfield is now was demolished. The pelican crossing is exactly where the traffic lights are situated now, outside the RBS and Fopp on the other side of the road.


Tim

Byres Road, yiz are haverin The Mini vans, Hillman Imp and Vauxhall Vivas date it early 60's, and the shops at Vinicombe Street/ Byres Road have been single storey fur ages, getta grip

retired tiger wrote:Byres Road, yiz are haverin The Mini vans, Hillman Imp and Vauxhall Vivas date it early 60's, and the shops at Vinicombe Street/ Byres Road have been single storey fur ages, getta grip ::):

Nevermind that,



...looking at it again, it can't be Byres Road as the tenements on the right are 3 storeys high, whereas the ones on Byres Road are 2 storeys.

While on the subject, can anyone with a SCRAN subscription help me via PM with 000-000-117-500-C and 000-000-118-199-C?

Timchilli wrote

looking at it again, it can't be Byres Road as the tenements on the right are 3 storeys high, whereas the ones on Byres Road are 2 storeys

my big brother lives on Byres Road and his are three storeys high.

I've got Scran but don't understand what you mean- would be glad to help though if I can

sorry...got the pic link wrong!!!!!

Is that road not rising as it recedes round the bend, which might in itself preclude Byres Road? I'd also think it's later than the early sixties by the numberplates on the vehicles - they're all the black on white/ black on yellow rather than white on black that would've been prevalent at that time.

My Kitten wrote:I've got a feeling that its Duke Street at Bellgrove Street

Me too.

Josef wrote:

My Kitten wrote:I've got a feeling that its Duke Street at Bellgrove Street

Me too.

aye looks kind of like it -