Trongate, south side east of Chisholm St. May 1974
Bell St, north side east of High St. Built in 1882-3 by the GSWR as bonded warehouses to be let to distillers, and backing on to College Goods Station, it had almost fallen into disuse by this time and demolition seemed likely, but was saved by conversion into flats in the mid 80s. July 1973
College St, south side west of Shuttle St. April 1973
Shuttle St, between College St and Ingram St. The view hasn't entirely changed - the dome at the corner of Albion St and Trongate is still there. (Poor quality image, scanned from a 4x4cm contact print.)
Montrose St, west side south of George St. All the early 19th century buildings have gone. October 1973
Looking south from Margaret St to Martha St. On the right is the back of a very plain U. P. (later Apostolic) Church which faced on to N. Frederick St. The gate on the left reads 'Martha St Motors - Body shop'. Margaret St was very short, only running north to Love Loan, a not noticeably romantic (though who knows what went on after dark?) alley just south of Cathedral St. April 1973
North Frederick St, west side north of George Sq. The building next to the George seems to have been the Glasgow office of the Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner, a Belfast newspaper which closed in 1982. September 1973
George Square and North Frederick St. September 1973
Date was Sunday 11th, hence the uniforms. The two blocks on the north side of the square were the last, and best, of the Georgian buildings which once surrounded it. They would have been worth preserving, as contrast to (and relief from) the mighty public buildings which came to occupy the other three sides, but little regard was ever given to their integrity. An absurd porch, added around 1850, upset the balance of this east block, while the west block acquired an extra storey when it became the North British Hotel in 1904. Within spitting distance of the municipal offices, the east block was allowed to fall into decrepitude and was demolished in 1974.
A familiar building from an unfamiliar viewpoint. Enough time elapsed between that demolition and the erection of George House in 1979 for the council to lay down some turf and set up a few park benches. June 1975
Truth (torch) with Victory (laurel wreath) and Prosperity (cornucopia) top the pediment, which is occupied by the Queen-Empress (looking quite shapely and much younger than the 69 she was in 1888), flanked by acolytes bearing the arms of the four nations and being paid homage to by a very motley crew indeed.
Cochrane St, south side from the Square. This bit seems to have escaped the developers . . . May 1974
Cochrane St, south side from John St. . . . but this bit hasn’t, apart from John St Church (Rochead, 1859), which in those days was a night shelter for homeless men. July 1973
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