Hello. Remember me...probably not, anyway I'm just a keen young man interested in finding out more obscure things about Glasgow and thought I'd chime in again.
I am really interested in finding out as much as I can about 153 to 157 Sauchiehall street, what is now a bookshop.
I've seen this site (and another)...
http://www.glasgowcinemas.co.uk/lascalacinemagla.html
Does anyone know where the three screens would have been located? I can't find many interior pictures of the La Scala. Would I be right in thinking the big screen would have been in what is now the basement level of the store?
How far did the La Scala go along the road...in The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow, it says 147 to 163...is this a mistake (as 157 is the end of Wellington Street).
Apparently Laurel and Hardy made an appearance there in the 1930s...any other big names you can think of being there?
What about the supposed ballroom and tearooms? There are pictures of a small confectioners in what is now the window to the right of the main doors to the shop.
What else was the building used for after the La Scala closed down? Some club called Ultrateque, and a cheap clothes store? Im not local so have only known it as a bookshop.
Cheers anyway...any info would be great, I'm mainly interested in the layout though.
TTFN,
Crow