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cumbo wrote:Was it the Queens or the Queens Park hotel or is that the one at the other end of the terrace,the only other one I can think of there was the Marie Stewart Hotel,owened by Bill Tennant from STV.
Socceroo wrote:I also think it was the Queen's something or other.
The Marie Stewart is the one round the back on Queen Mary or Dixon Avenue. I always get those two mixed up.
cumbo wrote:The Dunvagan sounds about right Socceroo Its a DHSS hostel now
it stands right on the corner next to Balmoral terrace overlooking the park along from Queens Park Bowling and tennis Club.
doonunda wrote:The Queens Park hotel was on the corner of Balvicar street and Balvicar Drive. If this is the hotel you're looking for I'll ask my dad about it. He used to live in Cartside St.
soapy wrote:there is a hotel in glasgow called the Parkview. it used to be called by another name years ago. the name was changed when the old parkview hotel closed and was turned into flats.
the original was in queens drive ( i dont know the number) if anyone has links about the old hotel it would be fantastic.
the new parkview is along the street but im sure the street changes to lanside rd?
but the main thing im after is the original name for the new parkview (now a doss house)
thanks for any help you can give me
soapy
pwm437 wrote:soapy wrote:there is a hotel in glasgow called the Parkview. it used to be called by another name years ago. the name was changed when the old parkview hotel closed and was turned into flats.
the original was in queens drive ( i dont know the number) if anyone has links about the old hotel it would be fantastic.
the new parkview is along the street but im sure the street changes to lanside rd?
but the main thing im after is the original name for the new parkview (now a doss house)
thanks for any help you can give me
soapy
The Glasgow GPO Directory of 1960 shows the Dunvegan Hotel at nos 72/76 Queen's Drive, and also the Parkview Boarding House at no. 102.
Hope this helps
soapy wrote:pwm437 wrote:soapy wrote:there is a hotel in glasgow called the Parkview. it used to be called by another name years ago. the name was changed when the old parkview hotel closed and was turned into flats.
the original was in queens drive ( i dont know the number) if anyone has links about the old hotel it would be fantastic.
the new parkview is along the street but im sure the street changes to lanside rd?
but the main thing im after is the original name for the new parkview (now a doss house)
thanks for any help you can give me
soapy
The Glasgow GPO Directory of 1960 shows the Dunvegan Hotel at nos 72/76 Queen's Drive, and also the Parkview Boarding House at no. 102.
Hope this helps
you are fantastic !
thanks for that. it was eating away at me
how did you find it, is there a link to a site?
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