Choose 3 buildings you'd like to introduce to a bulldozer!

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Postby Speedbird » Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:47 pm

What are you saying about me behind my back?? 8O
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Postby Fossil » Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:21 pm

This thread has been split.
If you want to continue chating about lifts here is the new thread and topic


http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1326&start=20

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Postby crusty_bint » Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:03 pm

Red Road go bye bye... someone got thier wish!

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5036381.html
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Postby Closet Classicist » Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:45 am

I'm kind of sorry to see them go in landmark terms on the Glasgow skyline. Always liked the way they reared up out of the plain as you approach the city from either the M8 or the Edinburgh/Glasgow railway line. However as a place to live? Disasterous and costly (in more ways than one) experiment in social engineering. Interested to see what will follow. Will it be an urban scheme or a suburban noddy land?
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Postby lordsleek » Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:43 am

1. The Parliment What was wrong with the old royal high school
2. M.O.D. building in Argyll St.
3. Peter McCann house

I could go on and on and on........... :x
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Postby yourebarred » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:54 pm

tay house
secc
anything along the river pretty much, pacific quay and opposite are all shite. build the wackiest structure you can and ruin our skyline forever. or not hehehehe
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Postby crusty_bint » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:01 pm

I cant stand that little building on Buchannan St beside Buchannan Galleries, you know the one that looks like a bread bin made of lego? So naff.
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Postby KonstantinL » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:16 pm

OK here's mine...

1) Tay House. Not only is it a total eyesore, but I used to work there for a 'large bank' and hated every moment of it. Worst job I've ever had.

2) Direct Line Building. Forgotten what street it is exactly but it's down near Wellington Street. I assume you are all very lucky people and haven't actually seen this building because only that could explain why I'm the first to mention it. The worse building I have ever seen, anywhere, ever.

3) Former Strathclyde Regional Council Building, St Vincent Street. Since there's already a big chunk missing from the side knock it down already!
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Postby crusty_bint » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:22 pm

The latter will be gone by spring hopefully K, Elphinstone Pl got planning approval
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Postby Alchemist » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:50 am

1. SECC
2. Stow College
3. Scotrail House
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Postby Fat Cat » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:24 am

Just 3? Okay

1. The new buildings at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (and now they're adding a multi-storey car park, yuk.
2. Not a building, but the bridge from Central Station running over Argyle Street. Yes, I know the trains couldn't run but it horrible
3. UGC - a monster, ugly, ugly, ugly

and can I add another one -

The new flats at Hanson Street in Dennistoun - utterly revolting like something from a Stalinist Gulag. :wink:
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Postby dee » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:45 pm

1 The St Enoch Center
2 the Buchannan Galleries
3 any orange halls
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Postby viceroy » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:43 pm

Hey, I quite like the St. Enoch Centre. So many people seem to hate it. Maybe it's just me. Pity about all the shops though. Get rid of them and the place would look even better.

Agree about the Buchanan Galleries though. Boring!!
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Postby james73 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:26 pm

viceroy wrote:Hey, I quite like the St. Enoch Centre. So many people seem to hate it. Maybe it's just me. Pity about all the shops though. Get rid of them and the place would look even better.


It's in part down to what they demolished to build that thing i.e. this:

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Postby mpcsmith » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:21 am

how great would it be if they ripped out all the shops and gubbins from the inside and turned it into a giant arboretum. imagine it.... the equal of kew gardens(a world heritage site)....towering rainforests, swamps, mangroves, deserts... they could fit the lot in there.
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