@@brecklander I lived in Annette Street, and it was the Old English Cider that was my favourite at the time. Had a friend Ian Perry that lived in Daisy St. in my primary school days.
@@brecklander I was born 64. It "was" a great area to grow up in. Find it so sad to see what it's like now. My old house/close was condemned a number of year ago and was to be renovated again. It was beautifully kept when I was a boy.
Beautiful hard working city and people. there was a lot of wee cheeky people but people had respect,looked out for each other and was great to see a bustling busy city and shops…..far cry from the city we now live in,no respect and everything shut down…… please take me back😢
The fine photo at 3:30 of the Caledonian Mansions made me stop and think that although I have known this building since childhood I've never thought anything about it and didn't even know it was so named. So I've done a bit of internet research, and now I'm able to say this fine building in the Scottish baronial style was built in 1897 for the Caledonian Railway, and their crest carved into the wall is visible at the bottom right of the picture beside the door. The line led to Glasgow Central and the Caledonian Mansions served as an annex to the Hotel there, an obvious explanation therefore for its luxurious style. It also led down to the former Kelvinbridge Railway station, opened in 1896, and which served to take visitors to the 1901 Glasgow international Exhibition. Those visitors would also have used the Caledonian Mansions. So, you live and learn!
Thank you for the information, I may have passed that building once or twice in younger years. It's a beautiful building and I'm just glad it's still standing.
The streets were cleaner of litter, as there was less snack eating " on the hoof" in those days, and no shortage of cleansing dept.staff, sweeping the streets, but the big clean up of years of polution from coal fires and heavy industry, that had blackened all the old buildings, had not long started. I remember the shock of discovering that grey tenaments , underneath all that soot ( once sandblasted clean) were actually built of beautiful red sandstone and cream coloured sandstone.
Thank you so much for these wonderful glimpses into the past and also for some happy memories.
Thank you...glad you enjoyed the pics.
Stewart Campbell, off-licence!
Just around the corner from me. Used it loads of times in the 80's.
Great memories, thanks.
Thank you.
Shug, that's spooky because it was literally 50 yards from my house in Daisy St. I used to sneak in as a 16 year old in the 70's and buy cider.
@@brecklander I lived in Annette Street, and it was the Old English Cider that was my favourite at the time. Had a friend Ian Perry that lived in Daisy St. in my primary school days.
Yes, the very same Old English cider. Cheap and cheerful. Don't know Ian Perry but I guess I'm a few years older than you.
@@brecklander I was born 64.
It "was" a great area to grow up in.
Find it so sad to see what it's like now.
My old house/close was condemned a number of year ago and was to be renovated again. It was beautifully kept when I was a boy.
Beautiful hard working city and people. there was a lot of wee cheeky people but people had respect,looked out for each other and was great to see a bustling busy city and shops…..far cry from the city we now live in,no respect and everything shut down…… please take me back😢
All we have are our memories of how things used to be.
The fine photo at 3:30 of the Caledonian Mansions made me stop and think that although I have known this building since childhood I've never thought anything about it and didn't even know it was so named.
So I've done a bit of internet research, and now I'm able to say this fine building in the Scottish baronial style was built in 1897 for the Caledonian Railway, and their crest carved into the wall is visible at the bottom right of the picture beside the door. The line led to Glasgow Central and the Caledonian Mansions served as an annex to the Hotel there, an obvious explanation therefore for its luxurious style. It also led down to the former Kelvinbridge Railway station, opened in 1896, and which served to take visitors to the 1901 Glasgow international Exhibition. Those visitors would also have used the Caledonian Mansions.
So, you live and learn!
Thank you for the information, I may have passed that building once or twice in younger years. It's a beautiful building and I'm just glad it's still standing.
Unusual instrumental Beatles stuff as background music.
Midi files?
Great pictures & memories as per usual along with some good tracks for accompanying them too..
Thanks for sharing once again 👍👍👏👏
Many thanks.
Great To See Those Old Glasgow Registered Number Plates
@7:21 Taken From E.L.O's Discovery Album 'Midnight Blue'
Colin, I feel that you are playing to the crowd with the last photo. So much compassion in that expression.
The young women looks as if she really cares.
See how clean even in 1974 the city was 😢😢😢
The streets were cleaner of litter, as there was less snack eating " on the hoof" in those days, and no shortage of cleansing dept.staff, sweeping the streets, but the big clean up of years of polution from coal fires and heavy industry, that had blackened all the old buildings, had not long started. I remember the shock of discovering that grey tenaments , underneath all that soot ( once sandblasted clean) were actually built of beautiful red sandstone and cream coloured sandstone.
No cleansing strikes for propaganda back then
Just good old Glasgow. Love the City warts and all. Second City of the Empire well deserved. No cross culture nonsense.
Dear Old Glasgow.
is that definitely the Botanics ?
That's the info that came with the photograph, but I can't be certain.
@@colinburrowes8063 Thanks for reply-It prob is but I am uncertain-Possibly Kelvingrove-Anyway ta for uploading-much appreciated
Pollokshaws Road - Iooks so much worse now.
Sadly, it's the same all over.
No way is that 69 Buchanan street