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It was on the other side of the road from Arnotts in Jamaica st... a smashing big shop... but for some reason I was never in there much. http://www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/company/?id=c0712 http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/167667/glasgow-60-68-jamaica-street-colosseum-warehouse/rcah...

darrel wrote:It's in Bell street now

Cheers mate, didn't see your post before posting mine!

The curator of Glasgow's Police Museum has spoken of his "devastation" after being given just over three weeks to close it. Former police inspector Alastair Dinsmor has been told to vacate the Turnbull Street premises and put the collection into storage by December 8 http://www.eveningtim...

Fabulous pictures. Was particularly struck by the Gooderham building. As I type this I am looking straight at a picture on my wall of New Yorks Flatiron building, Well done

Fat Cat wrote:http://www.scoutingny.com/in-search-of-the-highest-points-in-nyc/

Cool site.

Terrific photos and so different from the usual NYC stuff. Thanks for posting

Another one that comes into my mind is musical instrument shops - McCormacks on Bath Street was a huge staple of mine personally as my dad is a musician and we were in there all the time. A very unique family business as they had their own credit facilities, so self-employed guys could buy their eq...

"...the nightmare might never have happened but for the stupidity and vanity of one woman, my mother." "... Manuel was placed in an identity parade, complete with gashed head and my mother failed to identify him. My father later told me that she was too busy acting the victim and spe...

I have great memories of working as a bouncer in the Penthouse disco above the Apollo in the late 70's /early 80's - with my Black velvet jacket and black velvet bow tie I certainly looked the part !! :) The manager's name was Alec Rankin. Entry was by the small door on Renfrew St I think from memo...

[quote="old jock"]Hi Doug We haven't got them here yet, but a few authorities did trial them, possibly Manchester and the Met spring to mind. They had to stop flying them when ATC got wind of it and grounded them all, this was last year. I could be wrong (its happened before) but expensive...

Dont think we've got helicopter drones yet have we, I've certainly seen a few nifty model ones though but maybe John is right and they will one day be patrolling the skies above our cities keeping beady eyes on unsuspecting law abiding folks going about their daily business. Wow, "Big Brother&q...

I do agree with your comment. Living as I do in rural north Scotland I see the air ambulances almost on a daily basis serving outlying areas, and yes I take your point about "blue light" vehicles in our city centres. As long as regulators feel our helicopter operations are as safe as they ...

The Glasgow helicopter tragedy shows once again how exemplary our emergency services are at a time of great need. I have no idea why the aircraft came down but I'm sure we will be fully informed in due course. I do however worry somewhat at the increasing ( and necessary ) use of helicopters in and ...

To Dexter, thanks !

Thanks Dexter for the great photo. I was hoping it would still be a Pub but such is life !!

Thanks again and cheers!

Thanks Rapid "Yes well I didn't find out until I was 18 that the bed I'd been sleeping on since I was 3 had been....ahem... "acquir"

Cheers mate !