Yep,most excellent!
A few memories for me as a kid,Goldbergs - mum would take me there.There was always a strange smell in that place.
The fruit & veg barra- I recall there was also one at the corner of Virginia St. and Argyle St,at Marks & Spencer,unless that was the same one. _________________ See me? I'm daft, but it not ma fault!
Location looks about right Wee Minx.
I'm going back when I was a kid and it was a large red handcart.Wonder if its still the same family who runs that one? _________________ See me? I'm daft, but it not ma fault!
fantastic collection of photographs. I started work in Washington Street in 1971 and would wonder around the town during my lunch break (we got an hour in those days). A couple l particulary like is one taken of the corner of Holm Street and West Campbell Street showing the premises of McPhail & Meikle. This company was owned and run by Rangers legend Bob McPhail with his son Robbie and nephew John. The other photograph l like was taken on the Broomielaw with a view of Dicks Bar. This was the first pub l was ever in and was the local for our staff at lunch time. Having worked in Washington Street for 18 years l saw many changes over the years and your photos have captured an older Glasgow very well. Do you have a flickr account? It would be great to see them in a larger view. _________________ check out my Glasgow Collection at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertpool/sets
Glasgow Cross Station, built 1896, rebuilt 1923, closed 1964, demolished 1977. April 1973
Am i crazy or does this seem like the ideal location for a city station ?
I can understand the problems with its island location and pedestrians but it just seems like an awful waste.
Argyle St and walk back or Bridgeton and walk forward or Glasgow Cross... I know which i would prefer.
and god knows they have re-routed the traffic enough times in the city centre that this would give them something else to play with. _________________ MY FLICKR
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Am i crazy or does this seem like the ideal location for a city station ?
I can understand the problems with its island location and pedestrians but it just seems like an awful waste.
Argyle St and walk back or Bridgeton and walk forward or Glasgow Cross... I know which i would prefer.
and god knows they have re-routed the traffic enough times in the city centre that this would give them something else to play with.
The line was closed in 1964 and partially reopened in 1979. Rather than reopen
Glasgow Cross station they built an entirely new station at Argyle Street. It's still
there and could be reopened but sadly the building was thoughtlessly demolished
sometime in the 1970s IIRC.
James H _________________ The blinding obvious is what you showed to me.....
Actually James i have seen a few photos from further back than that one the station was more ornate than in Streaps photo.
Though this is going a bit beyond his time also no doubt.
If canon ever get round to 64bit drivers for mscanner i will get them blitzed in. _________________ MY FLICKR
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:13 pm Post subject: Glasgow X Station
.......what a fantastic old pic,
I started my working life in the Saltmarket in 1974,
the station was closed, but the panel at the bottom of the door was loose,
I went in and down the stairs, and walked the whole way along,
till I surfaced at the anderston bus station area, there was a big hole just after the central bridge.
what a total waste, like the rest of the city at the time -
demolished wthout a thought.
thanx again.
D.T.
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that because I was angry, it did'nt mean I was right.
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