Memories of the 1980's; Astonishing Glasgow Ep54

In this episode of Astonishing Glasgow, I dig deep into the murky recesses of my memories to visit some of the places that I remember from growing up in the city in the 1980's.
Some of these places you may remember so share your memories in the comment section.
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Dave.
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[@AstonishingGlasgow]

After a week I can safely say that this video has been very popular and generated many pleasant comments and thank you for all your kind words. Sadly there have been a few that have tried to use my video as a platform for their pointless arguments over politics and racism, this is why I moderate all the comments. I post these videos to try and promote the positive stories and proud past of Glasgow so please dont spoil things by trying to start fights, there are plenty of websites and forums where you can moan until your hearts content. This is a place for positivity. Thank you.

[@mrmrsmarshall9110]

My husband is from Cathcart, many happy memories in this film. Thank you

[@davidfindlay8158]

Was in tears watching this, so many memories, thanks for sharing! Was born in Glasgow in '72 and although we moved away in '74 we frequently returned as my nanny (dad's mum, not that posh) lived in Battlefield Gdns. She worked in the Kiosk paper shop for years. Sadly died in '84 and still miss her! We used to walk along to Queens Park Cafe - still the best ice cream I ever tasted, and nip in to Hoeys. Cakeland was her favourite. She even used to take me to the Krazy House. Absolutely loved that place! Thing I remember was all the cool model cars. Such happy memories

[@Pennyburn1688]

When I was a wee boy growing up in the sixties, my mother would take us shopping to Victoria Road, which back then was a busseling street, but I hated going because my mother used to make us dress in our Sunday best, with hair brycreamed, and shoes polished. The highlight of the trip would be a visit to D M Hoey where at the back of the shop was a huge white parrot called Peter, which spoke.... Happy memories! My mother would also take us into town, parking at Bridge st, to get the subway to St Enochs. There used to be an old blind man selling matches outside St Enochs subway Station and the queue had to pass him to get in, I was terrified of this poor man, as he had no eyes and remember hiding behind my mothers legs as we passed the fellow.

[@scarba]

I remember Goldbergs had a parrot as well, in the 70s.

[@sylviagibson4639]

In1881, my Great grand parents lived at 66 Campbellfield St, Maryhill, Glasgow. They immigrated to the US is 1888 and my Grandfather was born in Pennsylvania. We were in Scotland in 2016, Glasgow was our first stop. Scotland is so beautiful.

[@johnmehaffey9953]

As a visitor to Glasgow I can categorically confirm that Glasgow is a beautiful city to visit, it’s cheaper and friendlier than the capital city to visit, I remember taking my family when they were young for a weeks holiday and encountering a bus driver outside kelvingrove park, he told me that the museum,s were free as was the transport museum in those days across the road, yep it’s that long ago, you won’t be disappointed, great post

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

And the best bit, Glasgow museums are still free now. There is talk of a charge coming in for Proving lordship and the cathedral if they pass to the national Trust to operate but Glasgow life museums are free (though a small donation in the box would really help keep them open)

[@brecklander]

As a Govanhill boy, I used to frequent the Queens Park cafe in the evenings in the early 1970's. Just past Hoeys there was a fantastic hardware store called Pearsons, I think where Tesco and Farmfoods are now. I also remember getting some of my school uniform from Campbells in Victoria road and I'm surprised to see that it is still there now. Great video 👍

[@colinreid3544]

Excellent video, as always. I grew up in Ru'glen in the 1960/70's but was a student at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama during the early 80's and remember so many of the places in the video. Argyle St was a regular haunt, and like you (tall and skinny) C&A was always a regular stop, as was Burtons at the the bottom of Buchannan St. Mum worked in the Mary Morrisons card shop in Queen St and my brother was a cop in Glasgow Police A division, so this was his beat. Been in the South-East of England for nearly 40 years but still love coming back to my home town. Keep the videos coming - they're 'Pure Brulliant' 🙂

[@egallagher41]

In the 1980's I was Manager of a Galbraith stores (supermarket) at the top end of Victoria road and I remember the "Barnardo's store in your video as a British gas showroom further along the street, changed days but happy days and thank you for the memories..

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I used to go into a Galbraith store on Clarkson Road and buy cans of panda cola and lemonade for 12p per can.

[@egallagher41]

@@AstonishingGlasgow I was the manager of the Clarkston road store for 5 years 88 till 93 and those cans of cola were great with the pennywise biscuits (cheap as chips)

[@johnw2019]

Same age, same area, actually feeling quite nostalgic seeing this right now. Thank you

[@vessel1973]

“Dem Bones” Krazy House brings back such vivid memories.

[@ItsAClairesLife]

My parents (one Scottish, one Australian) had their wedding psrrt on the Carrick. We've since moved back from Glagsow to Melbourne, and I'd love to visit it with them in Adelaide. Thank you for a wonderful video, it was a treat to see Cathcart having growing up in Shawlands ans moved to Aus 20 years ago

[@chrisst8922]

In 1979 the BBC filmed their adaptation of John le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy in Glasgow with Watt Brothers in Sauchiehall St doubling as a department store in Cold War Brno, Czechoslovakia. Further scenes were shot on Kintra Street.

[@lizardland]

I watched that recently and it's quite convincing. They use the fancy basement section that was closed off. I went to Czechoslovakia not long after the revolution and Prague in the 90's really reminded me of Glasgow in the 70's & 80's when I was wee. Had that same look.

[@markcf83]

Sounds like Glasgow was a great place to live in the 80's. As someone who has over the years developed an admiration for your great City it was enjoyable to watch.

[@mikebarnard2689]

Thanks, my wife and I love your videos, we appreciate our city all the more thanks to you. Mike & Karen

[@tozmom615]

I remember what every woman wants too aka “wawas”. As my family called it. The black horse thing- rings a very vague bell. I grew up in Fernhill, rutherglen so we rarely wandered into Glasgow city Center much as we could get most of what we needed from rutherglen Main Street and the Mitchell arcade.

[@VR-Stories26]

Thank you for uploading this video. It was Hoey's on Vicki Road that really got me. I used to go to the café on the lower floor to meet my friends. I was always met by a lovely lady whose job was to greet you as you entered. I have forgotten her name. It was lovely and you could take your time and blether. When it closed we tried other places but it just wasn't the same. Also got fond memories of Queens Park Café.

[@johnr8812]

To see minstrels pub again after all these years made me smile we used to meet in there on Saturday mornings all of us wearing kickers boots remember them? Btw I left Glasgow 25 years ago 🇺🇸 but it’s never left me.

[@colinblack7049]

Hi Dave, great video, my memories are a wee bit earlier than yours, I was born in 1950. My pals and me would sometimes go intae the toon and try tae get intae Lewis's tae go up and look at the toys, but the doormen had eyes in the back of their heids and clocked wee scruffy weans like us and threw us oot. What I remember of Hunterston was the strike when the ore was run up tae Motherwell on lorries who were driving like maniacs with polis escorts.

[@TattiebogleYouTube]

As far as I can mind, it said 'Gas Showroom' on the pavement on Viccy Road. I'm ages with yersel' and grew up on the Southside, so that was a lovely wee donner doon memory lane for me too :)

[@theherbilgerbil2029]

Bravo... Sorry I meant to say "pure belter"

[@tee801]

I remember that horse, we never got a shot either, too many of us lol. We went to Stirlings and Stevens for our uniforms, Mum, Auntie, her 2 and us 3 at the time, you had to queue up for hours, everybody was crabbit, folk smoked in there n it was like an opium den! Love these memories, cheers 😊

[@kennethholmes6991]

Glasgow , my second home. Love her.

[@GrahamDallas]

Great video. My earliest memory of Glasgow is visiting (and getting lost ) at the Scottish Motor Show when it was held in the Kelvin Hall. This was pre-SECC and probably even late 70s.

[@Johnbhoy60]

Another brilliants video. Just to correct you. TK Max was the old Woolworths. The store was devided in to 2, One half becoming Dixons the other John Menzies. They moved across the road to where WH Smiths is now.

[@paulgray5415]

Absolutely brilliant, love how you blend your personal history with factual history. I was born in 1967 , from Cambuslang and despite our age difference I share a lot of your memories particularly the trips to Whatever Woman’s 😊, I also went to the Crazy House in the early 70s and I actually remember they had go go dancers in cages( this might be my own fevered dream🥵) I remember thinking why are there women dancing in cages 😮. Also the information about the clipper ship shocked me as I passed this ship as a boy on the number 77 bus. I’ve lived in Ayrshire now for 25 years and didn’t realise every Saturday when I was taking the kids swimming to the magnum I was passing that same ship. Keep the videos coming excellent work ❤

[@Intercity1251]

No your right about the go go dancers as a teenager l remember going into that building and there where 2 or 3 girls dancing like on Top of the Pops style and l was amazed to see this and it was a Saturday,the only day l could go into Glasgow and sadly l only saw it once but l've always been a bit reluctant to mention this to people but your comment just confirmed my memory wasn't wrong, so l too saw those lovely ladies as a teenager back in the 70s, hahaha the good old days.

[@stuartmckinnon5795]

Yes 👍I remember the big sceliton in the crazy house good memories mate love Glasgow🍺🍺🚴

[@user-pr5zs6uq8u]

Skeleton?

[@b5ndy]

The TK MAXX was indeed Dixons, we were refurbing arches at shipbank lane, (Paddys market), when this guy came running down with a plasma to, which he had obviously ran from dixons with trying to sell it.

[@ZenoWatson]

We had a similar childhood from almost a similar time, you are 2 yrs older. But I remember all the places you mentioned, and even the Krazy House. And we both are connected by watching Robert the Robot in the '80s on Argyll Street. That was even the photo I had taken of him, which you are more than welcome to use.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Argh, I usually try and get the original source to credit the photographer but in this case there were so few pics to choose from and none that I could find with an original credit. Thank you for not being furious. (Edit) I have added your channel link in the video description.

[@ZenoWatson]

@AstonishingGlasgow Thank you, David.

[@Dreaming5]

Wow, love what they’ve done to your primary school! Looks incredible (and amazing exclusive view inside!)

[@terrytibs1977]

On Argyle street , Sports Direct was Dolce's shoes. TK Max was Dixon's and John Menzies. Great Video 👍

[@JimL1029]

Thankyou for the General Terminal review. I can't believe I went pass this on the bus every day for 10 years when I worked at SCWS in Morrison St, and hadn't a clue what was going on there. I most likely thought it was part of the shipyards somehow, like every other part of Govan. In the past year I started noticing pictures of the quay, and thought it must have been on the N side of the Clyde, but now I know! Another very enjoyable video.

[@MT-cd7cs]

Brilliant video. Reminded me of a lot of late 80’s/early 90’s Glasgow (I only appeared in the last half of the 80’s but spent a lot of my childhood in the City Centre). I’d forgotten about C&A being there and Krazy House… I could remember my dad taking me to the skeleton but I could never have told you where it was.. and now I know! Not surprising because my aunt worked in the Saracen Head pub that’s very close by so we went there frequently to meet her. Thanks for this and looking forward to the next video 👍

[@Settledinyorks]

Thanks for this. I grew up in Shawlands a decade before in the 70s and this video brought back lots of memories. I moved away in 1985. Back in Glasgow this summer and will be using your videos to prompt some exploring.

[@rossmclelland]

Brilliant, I may have grown up in Cumbernauld, but going into Glasgow was always a treat (apart from being dragged round Littlewoods, C & A, BHS, and Markies. I guess all those back to school signs on day one of the summer hols didn’t endear those shops to our generation). I loved trips to the Transport Museum on Albert Drive (better than the current one), or trips to either Queens park or Victoria Park. Even the novelty of the Green, White & Yellow buses made Glasgow seem exotic to a new town dweller. The highlight was usually a visit to John Menzies, particularly for the Star Wars figures & the fact they always seemed to be playing Star Wars on the telly, long before we had a vhs. Lunch was usually in Littlewoods cafe or Lewis’s for us though, so I can’t help with the horse memory. I guess this is the age the nostalgia kicks in. Great video, especially as I spent most of the 2000’s over on the South side. Oh and the Garden Festival was excellent also. I’ve loved exploring Glasgow & making sense of all the wee remnants of the past to be found since moving here in 97.

[@riboid]

Lost my virginity to a girl from Cumbernauld (Jane Kennedy). Lovely girl..

[@gillianhutton9776]

A great wee walk down memory lane. You’re absolutely correct, a double oyster can cure almost anything. I grew up just a few miles outside the city but every Sunday we drove in to church on Buchanan St. and on the way home we would stop for ice cream 😊

[@michaelcerkez3895]

Once again, another great video from our Local historian. This episode provides us with some bonus information. The "LH" was once a fashion plate. Thanks again Sir.

[@ricksboys]

I’m 10 years older than you and grew up in simshill- parents still there. Thanks for the video. I remember Sam’s cafe on old castle road. Didn’t know there was another one. The one in your video was called the moderne cafe before it closed, Hoey’s was a great shop and I remember Peter parrot at the front entrance to greet you. Krazy House was quite a phenomenal shop. In amongst what you mentioned they also had some arcade machines like ‘What the butler saw’. Quite exciting when you were becoming a teenager. I missed out on the ‘dancing girls’ in cages!

[@davemccann473]

Really good nostalgic video, thanks. Buses from south side ( Pollok in my case) would go into the tunnel at Midland street, about 10 buses all with their engines running in a tunnel ! School uniform from Glens ( as they took provy cheques). Keep up the good work ! 90s one would be great too ( and 70s!)

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I can work on a 90's video but Im afraid I dont have many memories from the 70's beyond The Dukes of Hazzard on a Saturday night.

[@andrewpreston4127]

One of the routes I drove for GCT in the 70's teminated/started in Midland St. I always remember the smell. Like stale Lanliq.

[@StruanRobertson29]

Excellent mate..on the very very rare occasion I was given a trip to the magnum centre by way of a treat....the sight of the carrick rotting away on the walk from the station always turned my stomach..glad is is being restore (wonder what happened to the vítal spark that was left there also...)...yeah, video reminded me of the dixons that was situated at the corner of gordon street and union street....id try and sleek in for a few mins on the game boys before the store cut the power....good times

[@andrewpreston4127]

After university in Glasgow, I wasn't too sure what to do next, so to pay the rent, I took a job with Glasgow Corporation Transport. Based at Larkfield Garage at Eglinton Toll, I drove those 44 and 66 bus routes regularly for the next 18 months through to 1974. So, a little before your time there. I always quite liked the Cathcart area. Really enjoyed your video, thank you for putting it up.

[@riboid]

44 and 66 used to have the terminus stops in high Knighswood. 44 in Cloberhill Rd, where my Mum and Dad still stay. 66 bus on knightswood Rd (where the road sunk because of the weight of the bus). Mum used to take us up the town, top deck and set fire to her face with a fag (along with everyone else) and I'd be nauseous within minutes of moving.

[@rodmorrison47]

I lived on Holmhead Crescent in the late 90s-early 00s and this brings back so many memories.

[@StevieBluenoseScott]

I used to drive the 44 and 66 (now the 4 and the 6) so i know this area very well. Nice video.

[@claymore1971]

Love your videos mate, keep up the good work.

[@Thornlie292]

Really joyed your video, it brought back a lot of memories for me to , keep up the good work.

[@colinm4042]

I used to work near the star bar 20 years ago, first went in to see just how bad a 4 quid 3 course meal would be. I couldn't have been more wrong, it was better than my works canteen. The wee wumman serving said they could charge a lot more, but they keep the prices low so the local pensioners can get a hot meal once a day. Looks rough as hell outside, but don't judge a pub by it's cover

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I have always heard good things about the Star bar lunch and I wasn't being sarcastic when I said it, I will make a point of visiting for lunch some day.

[@colinm4042]

Stay for a few beers and talk to the regulars at the bar, theyr'e the type of old school Glasgow character you don't get these days, full of 'back in the day' chat and mad stories. It's like a living, breathing, People's Palace

[@ailishbethd4033]

I'd been in the Star Bar many times back in the 80s. Great wee pub, and great food

[@ailishbethd4033]

Brilliant! Another great video again. Thanks a lot. I'm a good bit older than you I guess, so I remember those things you mention. I went to Langside College in 82, so I lived in Strathbungo at that time and knew Victoria Rd and Pollokshaws Rd areas very well. I used to love Queens Park, but didn't know Holmlea Park at all. Looks nice. As for the school uniform, Krazy House was where my ma got ours. That was an amazing store. Thanks for the video

[@johnwilson5359]

Loved the video mate, keep them coming.👍😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@172Break]

That was excellent! I used to work at Scottish Power in the mid-1990s so it brought back some memories.

[@ThomasBoyd-yf5wm]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@NAWYILNO]

Amazing video again buddy. 80’s Glasgow as a kid was brilliant. We are the same age 👍🏼😎

[@gordon1545]

Hmm. I was 5 years old in 1980 and 15 years in 1990. I don't remember it being brilliant. I remember it being full of gangs of neds and it took a constant effort to avoid getting a kicking or slashed. I remember Thatcher's mass unemployment and the physical and mental toll it took on my parents' generation. Childhood is always a happy time and nostalgia is a wonderful drug, but unless you were middle class Glasgow was a very hard place to grow up in the 1980s.

[@williamleathem1944]

Really enjoyed this, probably my favourite video of yours and I've watched 'em all. Some several times over. Cheers pal! 👊🏻

[@StruanRobertson29]

Nice one...ive been looking forward to your next video

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I hope it was worth the wait. Christmas, bad weather and a night in hospital caused a delay but Im back at it so hopefully wont be so long for 55.

[@nobordersnoflags9905]

Thoroughly enjoyable. I moved to Glasgow in 1986 so a lot of this was already gone.

[@marymckay9426]

Charlie Parker’s, The Warehouse, Bonham’s in Byres Road, great times!!!

[@chriselder7838]

Great video mate! Look forward to a 90s version 👍

[@ronniejohnston4226]

Hi Norrie, I grew up in Cathcart and also attended Holmlea school but it was a bit earlier (1952-59) after which I attended Queen's Park Secondary in Grange Rd Battlefield. I was very sorry to see the school empty and looking like demolition was imminent . Very pleased this did not happen. I remember very shortly after starting school the entire class were marched along Spean Street to the Mayfair cinema to watch a recording of the Coronation. At that time the River Cart was prone to flooding Spean street and I can remember on one particularly severe flood the playing fields in Holmlea Road were flooded.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Norrie? The cart shouldn't flood again after they raised the banks from snuffmill to shawlands about ten years ago.

[@ronaldjohnston3356]

Yes, I am aware that there has been a lot of work on the river, including work well upstream near Eaglesham. I enjoyed your video and meant to mention that the showroom you refer to in Victoria Road was for the Gas Board as it was called then. my parents had friends who lived in a flat almost directly above it. This house astonished me as the Cathcart Circle rail line ran directly below it. You refer to DM Hoey which I clearly remember. I also remember Pearson's Stores which was a large ironmongers. They had a parrot in a large cage with a warning sign saying "Peter bites!" Please keep up your videos, they are great.@@AstonishingGlasgow

[@chriswatson4641]

Always wanted to find something of the interior of the old Sauchiehall Street Center. I remember the TV's on the top floor wall outside Wimpy and Menzies, along with the fountain downstairs. It was dark, but a lot of chrome.

[@johnodonnell2138]

loved it mate born in 76 and my nana and papa stayed in rule street just down the road , brilliant memories looking out the window looking at the cricket pitches and the river cart].

[@janetmackinnon3411]

So glad to know what happened to the "Carrick". Thank you.

[@noname-me6927]

My God sir, you just made a 49 year old man cry, it could've been me, D M Hoeys, Partick 1986 Puma match but mibies Visage jeans! Its aw lost, Glaschu go bragh!

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I usually refuse to admit that and blame it on my sweaty eyeballs. I hope they were good memories?

[@PaulEcosse]

I was just up the road from you in Clarkston, and a year older. Got my school uniforms from Mans World on Eaglesham Road. But I remember get dragged along by my older sisters on a Saturday to What Every Woman Wants. The 38A was my school bus and when I started working in town the 44 and 66 were my go-to. And also handy for my Saturday afternoon trips to the Couper Institute for a handfull of Spectrum games I could make a copy of. I remember the Carrick very well I'd love to see it again.

[@mike7002]

Great video. I grew up about 50 miles away and would travel down to Glasgow about twice a year. We'd visit a coffee roasters opposite a Tandy Computers shop - that smell of coffee as a 10 year old is still in my nose. I'd try to do something with the computers over the road but had no idea how to work them. I broke the window display in the shop farting about with one of their machines, which led my dad to tell his friends that I was a 'hacker' for years after. My big brother would go off and try to buy mad weaponry from some dodgy shops under the arches of ?? but rarely got anything. He got one lethal throwing star and some nunchucks which he tested on me.

[@prd1073]

So many shared memories! I lived in Govanhill for the first six years of my life (68-74) and moved back for good in 1993. The shop on Victoria Road that you mention was indeed a showroom ( I think it was the British Gas showroom - sure my parents used to go there to pay bills) and did have those words spelled outside on the pavement. I remember Hoey's well too. Did you ever go to the tea room/café downstairs? Yes, there was the Sou'Wester (think it was on the opposite corner to the Laurieston?) and I remember Minstrels/the boat. Also remember the cranes, What Every's (both shops), John Menzies (had my first job in there one Christmas in the book department) was at the corner next to Dixons. "Robot Guy" was on an episode of Rab C Nesbitt. Don't remember being inside the Krazy House, but can picture the signs outside. Can also remember "The Carrick" and the tenements/shops along Clyde Street before they started being cleared. Cheers for the trip down memory lane.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Now you mention it I do remember being in Hoey's cafe. Glad you enjoyed the video, I was trying to do nostalgia as good as they did it in the old days :-D

[@jd19740]

It was a British Gas showroom as I paid my Grans bills in it, pretty sure the fireplace surround we have here in her old house was bought there.

[@Metall-fe2sm]

I went to Holmlea from 1979 to 1985. My best friend lived in Rannoch street 🥰

[@lizardland]

I'm the same generation and that brought back a load of memories. I think I used to get the 44 bus to my auntie's in Carnwadric. My first proper job was at Scottish Power in Cathcart, I used to go down Rannoch Street every day. I'd forgotten about that wee park, it was on my dinnertime walk. I vaguely remember the C&A horse but not enough to be sure it was real :)

[@gordonhislop296]

you would have used the 45 bus to Carnwadric. My friend Neil used to live around the corner from the bus terminus

[@moshihus]

Vicky Road now there's a place! Hoey's for a haircut, Malcolm Campbell's for cold meat, and Pearson's Store the ironmongers which for years had Peter the parrot who was always a big draw! The first proper supermarket was Safeway I think and opened by actor John Alderton down by Kingarth Street. For the kids Babyland sold nursery stuff and some interesting toys, Kirkwoods Fashions for the ladies. In the 70's you had to go to all the food stores individually...butchers, bakers, fruit & veg store etc etc. Love all your videos so keep them coming

[@user-pr5zs6uq8u]

Always remember Malcolm Campbell's as a fruit shop?

[@mickyk73mjk]

All your videos are brilliant. Keep them coming. Happy to make a donation. Micky K

[@rsk5104]

I remember the Gas Showroom on Victoria Road. My mother used to do the cooking demonstrations there in the 50s.

[@alanna4858]

Brilliant!!

[@neilbain8736]

I had forgotten about the half a boat. It's amazing how something as obvious as that can slip your mind but it did and I've probably passed that way many times since and not even noticed it wasn't there! 7:41 that's a nice picture with the Waverley framed in the distance approaching Anderson Quay. I remember the Carrick. I also saw her at Irvine. We used to go to the Irvine boat jumble and the Waverley's original boiler, which is huge, was also there. She's on her fourth set of boilers now.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I wish I had taken that picture but it is used by permission from Duncan McCallum.

[@dough740]

Fascinating video. My memories of Victoria Road are a little earlier than yours - late 60s. School uniforms from Campbells, and visits to Pearsons, the ironmonger with a parrot (Charlie?)

[@johnmacbeth4466]

We are the same age and I was brought up in Netherlee, just up the road, so this was a brilliant trip down memory lane. Thanks 👍

[@chrissysneddon8335]

Great video as always. I'm about ages with yourself, but we never went to Argyle street, my dad worked for the NHS on West Graham Street in the old hospital building, so on the rare occasion we went into town it was to Sauchiehall Street. I'm sure I had an aunt who lived on Rannoch Street though.

[@kitcarson57]

Listed building …..aye very good young man 👍

[@adellaeltantawy9345]

Thanks!

[@briannelson1784]

Re homlea primary. I was just starting out my career as a Jannie in Glasgow I was 32 the Jannie in homlea was coming up to his retirement Every Tuesday he went on a retirement course to Langside college and I looked after the school. This was the early 1980s and I myself retired as a Jannie in 2018 aged70 after 39 yrs service. Absolutely loved my job

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

In the early 80's I remember the then jannie retiring and Im sure his name was Mr.Budge. He got a deep fat fryer as a leaving gift so probably died of heart disease not long after.

[@munro12345]

Another superb and enjoyable video! TK Maxx was John Menzies and Dixons was on the corner (not sure what it is now - google maps has it as a Yours clothes shop in 2018). I'm sure WH Smith bought JM retail stores and relocated the Argyle Street branch across the street to it's current location then later rebranded it as Smiths. I don't think both existed at the same time? I also seem to remember getting toys from the basement of another John Menzies on Buchanan Street in the late 70s/early 80s (born 1976 as well) - pretty much where the Nike store is now. I loved Olympus Sports, next door WH Smiths, and now a coffee shop. The floor in the shop was in the style of a running track and I remember the huge picture of a Scotland player on the wall as you went downstairs to the 'trainers - I can't remember who the picture was but I'm thinking either - Graeme Souness, Paul McStay, Charlie Nicholas or Graeme Sharp?

[@NAWYILNO]

You are almost spot on but the picture of the Scotland player was Mark McGhee scoring a header against England. Menzies and WH Smith did exist at the same time but one of the 2 did switch over to the other side possibly before they were both there after that point. 👍🏼

[@carolgrant-vq6wp]

Great video & had me remembering visiting the Glasgow shops as a teenager then working in Glasgow before coming to Adelaide in Australia. I've just told my husband we should go and check out the Carrick now called The City of Adelaide for you 😊

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Glad it brought back memories, hopefully all good ones and I would love an update on the Carrick (city of Adelaide)👍

[@dmgsoultogetherness6667]

the starlings under the bridge i miss them

[@paulratcliffe5932]

Argyle street, John Menzies and Wh Smith, so John Menzies was on the corner in the shop that became a Tesco Metro, but at some point, WH Smith closed, and John Menzies moved in, before selling the shop back to WH Smith at a later date. Before becoming Tesco, it was home to Dixons, fairly certain thats right, spent a lot of my childhood between these shops, and later, HMV and Virgin megastore in the same block (ish)

[@normanchristie4524]

The shop at the top-end of Victoria Rd was the Gas Board showroom and Advice centre.

[@stutube3546]

It's really interesting seeing the trains passing parallel with Seaward St. If you look at maps from long ago, Seaward St is connected directly to the from door of Pollok House. Leaving Pollok House > Up hill and exit on Haggs Road > St Andrews Drive > Seaward St. This must have been so that the Maxwell family had a route to there boats. Please hit me up if you have more info on this.

[@alisonlee3314]

Slightly sad that Australians are better at preserving history than us. Another great video. Thank you 🙂

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

The saddest part was they talked about setting her on fire to get rid of her. So glad she is now in Australia and getting restored.

[@BrianS5588]

Great video. I remember reading about the City of Adelaide clipper when it was on its way to Australia. It is supposed to be put on dry land in Port Adelaide as its permanent home in the seaport village this year. I must have seen it on my visits to Glasgow but did not understands its significance.

[@WHITEYBHOY2]

I used to get Megadrive games in Whateveries, The TK Maxx was a Dixons, I bought a Dreamcast out of there in 1999.

[@rangers08able]

I really enjoy all your videos as an exiled Glaswegian, they bring back lots of great memories. I wondered if you had any archive film of Netherton Primary school and Glenwood Secondary school both in Castlemilk? I attended both schools in the sixties and early seventies. Keep up the very interesting history of Glasgow, a great city.

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad it brings back memories for you. I'm afraid I don't have anything of the schools but if you have a search on the virtual Mitchell or Glasgow story websites you may be lucky enough to find a picture.

[@user-el5hm8ij1b]

I went to Muirend cinema to see double bill of Star Wars and empire strikes back

[@bigange6629]

There's a cavern under Rannoch Street, The car showroom on the corner also had underground storage. I think it was a flood defence system.

[@shug831]

Yes the Gas Board showroom was on Victoria road with it's name on the pavement. (Remember Sheana Easton? She did a video which included a view of the gas board showroom in it for some reason.) In Argyle street I think you meant Woolworths store diagonally opposite Lewis. And Crazy House, oh yes, mad shop. Worth going into for all the amusements within. And l have had a few pints in the Star Bar.

[@gary0768]

I remember the SSEB/ Scottish Power at the bottom of Rannoch Street

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

All converted into flats now and houses have been built where the car park was. it has changed a lot and they just knocked down a big section of the weirs factory for housing as well.

[@craigmcmaster1627]

It was Dixon’s on Argyle Street. Remember being in their with my work white shirt and tie and constantly been mistaken for staff. Loved tech and was too polite let them down. Think I sold a few tellys 😅

[@Iain1962]

I had an Aunt and Uncle who lived on Holmlea Rd until about 1975, round about 217 I think but don't know for sure, I was only young but I remember the allotments out the back and the trains going by on the circle line. Was there not a Bowling Club in Holmlea Park as well? I remember the putting green but I'm sure my uncle went Bowling there as well.

[@paulheron1686]

wow, mate holmlea primary from 1974 . lived on holmlea rd across from the janitor's house

[@CrudenBayRuss]

Pepe Jeans … complete with plastic key fob hung on a belt loop. Height of fashion in 1988 (at least in Scotland)

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

I think I only bought them for the key clip 🤣

[@Anonymous-cf1yh]

Brilliant video of Glasgow really like listening to the history great choice👍😃

[@SWR112]

Near the same age, a bit older by a few years. HOEY’s had great gravy and Sausage rolls down stairs, Pearson had the parrot. It’s funny we spent many a trip to Vicky road but haven’t been in probably thirty years but for passing in the Car. They started shutting streets off and I think it just became a pain for my Dad to park the Car. Used to get the school shoes on a wee Clark’s shop just round one of the corners. Back in the day that machine that sized your feet was like magic. 😂 The ship got lucky it’s in Auz now, I’ve seen the pictures they are doing well restored

[@Kwippy]

Pure dead brilliant.

[@mickyk73mjk]

Thanks

[@AstonishingGlasgow]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate your support.

[@nelsbhoy]

Great Vid.Sou Wester was owned by the Keaney Family who lived in Myrtle Park. Next to Hoeys you also had Pearsons.

[@michaelsmullen9891]

I always liked Pearsons as they had a talking Parrot in a cage!