Amusement Arcades / Glasgow 80's and 90's - Photos, Info etc
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:33 am
I used to love the Amusement Arcades in Glasgow in the early 80's right when the Video Games were king
Does anyone have any old photos they could post up of the Arcade fronts ? I'm going to list some of my favourites and some of my Fav Video Game locations from the early 80's..... Photos of any of these would be amazing, any Scottish 80's arcades in general !
Aladdins Cave in Stockwell Street, where Argos is now.... (Gone)
San Remo (Under the bridge at Argyle Street) (Gone) but was trading as Mitchells up until recently....
Treasure Island in Jamaica Street, still there, next to McDonalds
Enterprize at the top of Buchannan Street, where HMV is now across from John Lewis (Gone)
The Prize Bingo and amusements at Kent Street / London Road at The Barras
Codona's Pool Hall / Arcade in Baillieston, where i'm from at the top of South Scott Street across from Police Station, Gone
Arcade downstairs on Queen Street where the Olympic Health studio was
Little arcade on Argyle Street round from Finneston Street and PC world, Gone
Favourite Video Game locations, mostly Space Invaders that you could use a clicker on (Innards of a Colibri electronic lighter to click up credits and Flicking, flicking a 2p up through the reject coin chute which got you a 10p Credit
Down stairs in John Menzies, Buchannan St, Rita's Fashions Gallowgate, HMV and Bloggs record stores Renfield Street, Krazy House at Glasgow cross, Lewis's toy department, was it 5th floor ? With the old guys wandering around with the white jackets... We used to nick the coins from Santa's grotto at Xmas time on the 5th floor, then use the coins in the Video's
Photo's is what we want and memories.....
maxmix
Does anyone have any old photos they could post up of the Arcade fronts ? I'm going to list some of my favourites and some of my Fav Video Game locations from the early 80's..... Photos of any of these would be amazing, any Scottish 80's arcades in general !
Aladdins Cave in Stockwell Street, where Argos is now.... (Gone)
San Remo (Under the bridge at Argyle Street) (Gone) but was trading as Mitchells up until recently....
Treasure Island in Jamaica Street, still there, next to McDonalds
Enterprize at the top of Buchannan Street, where HMV is now across from John Lewis (Gone)
The Prize Bingo and amusements at Kent Street / London Road at The Barras
Codona's Pool Hall / Arcade in Baillieston, where i'm from at the top of South Scott Street across from Police Station, Gone
Arcade downstairs on Queen Street where the Olympic Health studio was
Little arcade on Argyle Street round from Finneston Street and PC world, Gone
Favourite Video Game locations, mostly Space Invaders that you could use a clicker on (Innards of a Colibri electronic lighter to click up credits and Flicking, flicking a 2p up through the reject coin chute which got you a 10p Credit
Down stairs in John Menzies, Buchannan St, Rita's Fashions Gallowgate, HMV and Bloggs record stores Renfield Street, Krazy House at Glasgow cross, Lewis's toy department, was it 5th floor ? With the old guys wandering around with the white jackets... We used to nick the coins from Santa's grotto at Xmas time on the 5th floor, then use the coins in the Video's
Photo's is what we want and memories.....
maxmix