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[Schiehallion]

That is painful, it really is.

Even the taxi is cheap and gaudy. And that shitty surface on the square looks like a red ash pitch. And that lassie that's just crossed the road could make mair of an effort too.

[glasgowken]

GK, good to see that you have arrived ::): ::): ::): ::): Wonderful, ain't it

It is, with the power of xxxx I shall become an HG GOD !!!

[glasgowken]

WTF the caption for this photo says,

"Dumbarton Road closed for the replacement of Partick Hill Railway bridge in 1973"

[yoker brian]

Nice one Ken.

I was born in 1973 and spent the first two years of my life in Hayburn Street, just around the corner in a room and kitchen above the undertakers

[Dexter St. Clair]

Nice one Ken.

I was born in 1973 and spent the first two years of my life in Hayburn Street, just around the corner in a room and kitchen above the undertakers

Shouldn't you be called Patches

I was born and raised down in Alabama on a farm way back up in the woods. Oh
I was so ragged folks used to call me "Patches". Papa used to tease
me about
it, but deep down inside dad was hurtin` `cause he`d done the best he could.

[radar]

Surely the current bridge structure is older than 1973 ? It looks exactly the same.

Did they just replace the bridge decking and not the girders?

[YokerBloke]

You sure thats 1973?
It looks maybe 10 yrs earlier. Great shot though.

[glasgowken]

It is 1973 going by the caption. But it already must be inaccurate by claiming the whole structure is being replaced, so I wouldn't trust it too far.
A fair number of photos on xxxx seem to have duff info on the captions.

[The_Clincher]

Great pic, Ken....fantastic stuff!!!

[glasgowken]

Cheers, it's a new toy for me, i'm in awe

Sorry i've mucked up the 'Past - Present' thread flow a bit.
Maybe I should start a thread entitled "Photos nicked from xxxx, and put on here for me to ooo & ahh, at"

[Alycidon]

I find it a shame that Scran charges for this service, when other depositories of photographs such as the Virtual Mitchell and RCAHMS provide a free service, anyone know why??

[glasgowken]

To be honest Scran is good for the more unusual, newspaper, & social event stuff, but i'd always place the Mitchell, & RCAHMS collections way above it for area, & building views.

I did a search for the RCAHMS on Google last Friday, and was a bit embarrased to discover that a lot of the photos I wanted on Scran, were actually to be found on there all the time
Images of old Glasgow depots, etc, was especially what I was after, fantastic stuff on there.

[Dexter St. Clair]

SCRAN had its funding cut and staff were made redundandant. Perhaps you should contact your MSP's and ask why.

The best things in life are free is only a song title not a mantra. in the absence of adequate funding do yoi have any other suggestions as to how free they make.

As has been pointed out if you are a public library member you can access its library.

[Fossil]

Fossil

[Schiehallion]

There's a shock! The Square looks pishier today than its' classy old look. Compare the lamp posts of yesteryear with today's efforts. Rip down a lovely old church and replace it with erm fuck all. Get rid of the wee road that encircles the buildings and replace it with a dull flat featureless surface. And just to finish the effect, pull down St Enoch's Station and replace it with a big fuckin greenhoose.

By the way, that looks like underground public toilets next to the wee St Enoch's underground building.