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by **YokerBloke** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:48 pm

Not too much, up until about 20-22yrs ago, the area now occupied by the Bookies and a Farmfoods had houses. If I recall rightly, they were the same style as the ones still on Anniesland Rd toward Scotstounhill, but they were derelict for years as I remember me and my mates would try and get in them. Never could.

This is the area I'm talking about.

by **Timchilli** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:35 pm

YokerBloke wrote:Not too much, up until about 20-22yrs ago, the area now occupied by the Bookies and a Farmfoods had houses. If I recall rightly, they were the same style as the ones still on Anniesland Rd toward Scotstounhill, but they were derelict for years as I remember me and my mates would try and get in them. Never could.

This is the area I'm talking about.

Would these have been demolished circa 1990, as the 1967 planning documents state that more retail space would be required at that time?

Tim

by **Dexter St. Clair** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:57 pm

by **Timchilli** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:50 pm

Dexter St. Clair wrote:No

OK

by **YokerBloke** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:18 am

Would these have been demolished circa 1990, as the 1967 planning documents state that more retail space would be required at that time?

Tim

I think they were demolished around 1983 to make way for the other shops that now stand there.

by **james73** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:54 pm

1967

2007

James H

by **Mori** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:13 pm

Thats a belter james.

I used to live on Copland Place and i grew up around there ...thats brought back many memories.

There used to be a nestle chocolate machine on the wall just on the inside of the door entrance, i think it used to cost around 3d for a bar i always got a bar before i went on my subway journey.

There was a news kiosk there at the corner it had been closed for years then i did see it open 1 day when i had moved away from there... i dont think it done a lot of business and ended up closing again i heard.

Many thanks for that mate.

by **james73** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:42 pm

Dalmarnock Road 1974

Dalmarnock Road 2007

James H

by **John** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:01 pm

Brilliant set James, especially the Dalmarnock Road ones.

by **viceroy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:12 pm

The sign on the bridge in the 1974 picture says Tartan Arrow. They were a well known transport outfit in those days, specialising as far as I can remember in groupage traffic. I think also that they had a depot in Dalmarnock, hence the location of the sign.

by **Sydney Rosewater** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:20 pm

viceroy wrote:The sign on the bridge in the 1974 picture says Tartan Arrow. They were a well known transport outfit in those days, specialising as far as I can remember in groupage traffic. I think also that they had a depot in Dalmarnock, hence the location of the sign.

Thanks, I've been wondering about that. People still refer to it roundabout there, "go past the tartan arrow n turn left" or whatever.

by **glasgowken** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:31 pm

Nice work James.
The Dalmarnock Road one is painful

by **Sydney Rosewater** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:55 pm

It's also still East End sawmills on that spot. There're some funny shaped buildings accross from it, like remnants of a cinema or somehting.

by **glasgowken** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:40 pm

Cowcaddens 1964.

2006.

Apologies for the crappy current photo, and the location might be a bit off

I think that guy on the left is D-FENS walking home ::):

(wtf am I on about ?)

by **Sydney Rosewater** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:46 pm

In the '64 Cowcaddens photo, any idea what the building with the tall arched windows (each one of which is partly obscured by a lamp post in photo) was?

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