‘Why Scotland? Why East Kilbride?’ (1972) Bruce Boa et al

[@prd1073]

This was filmed four years before my Dad got a job in EK and we moved into a brand new house in Greenhills in Sept 1974. The views reminded me of what it looked like back then and it was quite a change for us to move there from a tenement in Govanhill, Glasgow. My poor mum in particular found it a huge culture shock, moving away from where she'd spent her life, friends and family to a house with a back and front door and two children out at school. We lived there until 1980, when my Dad had to move again due to work. Most of the green spaces of our few years there are now housing schemes. Quirky wee film, thanks!

[@Maxlump]

Lived in east Kilbride from1966-1974 I loved it, went back recently for a visit and its changed a lot, this film reminds me of my time there

[@G4RY1159]

Lots of rubber boat invaders now, those with No passports.

[@annericsob5212]

Ravishing this filmclip.A foreigner in Scotland back in the 1970 was surely seen as an odd fellow. Positive industrial leaps.

[@Teeb2023]

This is an absolute gem of footage. I wonder if they kept all the B-roll?

[@davidpanton3192]

Just as well he didn't ask for a Waldorf salad or a screwdriver...

[@Sydopath]

I visited there in 86. Biggest nightlife was a pub called the Gemini. Is it still there?

[@drodgers6]

Thought of that show when I saw the name 😅

[@danielvanr.8681]

I wonder if he had time to bust someone's ass? Everything's bottomed, as Basil remarked. 😂😂

[@michaelflanagan8042]

@@Sydopathnope 😞

[@Sydopath]

@@michaelflanagan8042 That’s a shame 😃

[@scotiajinker8392]

The job section in the ek news , there’s a place called STC , my dad worked there even though we stayed in cambuslang.

[@shug831]

Engineering is dead in Scotland now, killed off in the late 1980's. Now it's just supermarkets and shopping malls.😢

[@matt-ut7cw]

Alan Bradley seemed a lot nicer then , before he got involved with Rita .

[@johnnyboy-f6v]

I thought it was him too!He died recently.

[@MWSRD]

wow man made in the 60's apparently for the future of living! after cumbernauld what lessons to learn what did it cost? cumbernauld apparently cost 66.5 million in the mid 60's! so what di ek cost? any old footage?.

[@wullieg7269]

woman driver dent on rear door.........72 sucked