I took advantage of the sunny weather today to get some shots of the fire-damaged roof at the former Scottish Legal Life Assurance building of 1889 that's now home to the Revolver Hotel and Polo Lounge night club. #Glasgow

A handsome five storey blonde sandstone tenement building of 1901, at the foot of University Avenue where it meets Gibson Streetin the West End. #Glasgow

The old Govan Fire Station on Orkney Place, photographed in the 1960s. 📷 Bob Bartholomew #Glasgow

A fantastic late 1960s view of the north rotunda, designed by Simpson and Wilson, and built between 1890-96 by the Glasgow Harbour Tunnel Company. They covered 80ft shafts to tunnels which enabled vehicular and pedestrian access to the other side of the river. 📷 Colin Duncan

Alexander Skirving's 1889 four storey Renaissance-style commercial block at the corner of Wilson and Virginia Streets for the Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society, photographed in the summer of 2023.

Three kids playing in a Partick back court, some time in the 1950s. From the tenement windows and what looks like a church to the right, I suspect it might be the block bounded by White, Stewartville, Lawrie, and Gardner Streets. 📷 Glasgow City Archives #Glasgow

Winter comes to Queen's Park in this brilliant photograph by follower Colin Duncan, probably around 1968 or 1969. The boating pond has frozen solid, prompting kids and adults alike to take to the ice. 📷 Colin Duncan #Glasgow

Looking south through the John St arch. The archway connects the original Glasgow City Chambers (built 1882-1890) to the eastern wing which was added 1914-1923. Both the arch and the new wing were designed by Watson, Salmond & Gray. #glasgow

The Tolbooth Steeple at Glasgow Cross, photographed looking south from High Street. #Glasgow #Christmas

Looking down the length of Buchanan Street to St Enoch Square with its Christmas fair and market. #Glasgow #Christmas

Santa has been good to this pair of lads on Crown St, Gorbals back in December 1970, bringing astronaut suits and space hoppers down the lum for them. 📷 TSPL #Glasgow

An image I find myself returning to every Christmas. Long shadows and fairy lights at Glasgow Central, Christmas 1964. Captured by the inimitable Oscar Marzaroli who was waiting for, and found, the magic that day.

Probably the clearest colour footage I've seen of Glasgow's Christmas lights, showcasing Buchanan Street, Renfield Street, and George Square. #Glasgow #Christmas

Over the past few days I've been rediscovering this absolute nightmare fuel after 40 years 😬

Looking north up Union Street from Boots corner on a rather drizzly Christmas Eve in 1961. Only one more sleep until the big yin does his rounds, I hope you've all got your Christmas shopping done 😁🎅🌲 📷 TSPL #Glasgow #Christmas

An aerial view of Glasgow Green's Christmas fair and market, looking across the Clyde to the south of the city in the distance. #Glasgow #christmas

Looking down the length of Buchanan Street from the Royal Concert Hall to the big wheel in St Enoch Square. #Glasgow #christmas

The front cover of Copland & Lye's Christmas catalogue for 1903. A special exhibition was arranged at Caledonian House, and the catalogue listed presents which could be supplied by mail order, for those unable to visit the shop in person. 📷 Glasgow City Archives #Glasgow

Enough to give every red sandstone boy and girl Christmas nightmares. Eric Watt's stunning image from 1972 of an exposed gable shows the circuitous route Santa would need to take to visit every flat in the close. 📷 Eric Watt #Christmas #Glasgow

A couple of clips from British Movietone newsreels, showcasing the city at Christmas time. Firstly, we get a look at the lights of Sauchiehall, Renfield, and Buchanan Streets filmed in colour in 1962. The second clip features the George Square nativity scene 🎥 British Movietone #Glasgow #christmas

Following on from my previous post, Glasgow Central Station in 1950 was filled with the sights and sounds of Christmas. The concourse Christmas tree was a perennial favourite with its model railway around the perimeter. 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow #Christmas

For many years, the Glasgow Central Christmas tree had a model railway that went around the base of the tree. This magical shot from 1963 by the always brilliant Duncan McCallum gives us a close up view in brilliant colour. 📷 Duncan McCallum (Streapadair) #Glasgow

Christmas eve 1972, and the Barras is full of people doing a bit of last minute shopping. This trader seems to have his audience transfixed as he pints his wares. 📷 Reach #Glasgow #Christmas

Looking along London Rd to Glasgow Cross, with the City Improvement Trust warehouses of 1905 lit up by the low winter sun. #glasgow

This week's Friday pub is an easy one, because I'm in it the noo 😂 The Granary at Shawlands Cross opened here in 1983 on the site of Samuel Dow's which predated the building of the 1890s Crossmyloof Mansions tenement. #Glasgow

Fraser's decorated to the nines, and the famous Lewis's window displays captivating Glasgow youngsters in December 1984. I remember the trip into town on the train every Christmas from Nitshill, and the excitement of walking up Argyle Street marveling at Lewis's famous Christmas windows. 🎥 STV

Christmas in Glasgow back in 1971, featuring the Christmas lights outside the Kelvin Hall advertising the circus, and the lights in George Square. There are also shots of the Christmas lights from the streets around Glasgow. #Glasgow #history #Christmas 🎥 NLS Moving Image Archive

Looking east along Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, Christmas 1962. 📷 Newsquest #glasgow

Academics need to study the Glaswegian Cult of Misery. These people show incredible dedication to their craft.

Footage from Santa's dashcam giving us an aerial view across Glasgow's Winter Wonderland at Glasgow Green 🌲🎅☃️ #Glasgow #christmas

Never change, Glasgow 😂 Inn Deep, Kelvinbridge if you fancy it 🥂 #Glasgow

Blowing bubbles and dreaming of Hampden. These youngsters were only too happy to pose for Raymond Depardon on the corner of Howat and Taransay Streets back in 1980. 📷 Raymond Depardon #Glasgow

November 1961, and the decorations are up on Buchanan St, long before its pedestrianisation. The dapper gent about town might fancy popping into Moss Bros on the left hand side of the street for a bit of fine tailoring 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow

A nostalgic film from British Pathè showing Glasgow as it geared up for Christmas back in 1962 📽️ British Pathè #Glasgow #christmas

When Christmas rolls around I always think of this shot: a father & son looking almost ghostly as they roll along an illuminated Buchanan St in their Ford Thames van. 68 Christmases have come and gone since this was taken. 📷 TSPL #glasgow

Looking south down a festive Buchanan Street last night 🎅🌲☃️ #Glasgow

This week's Friday pub is the much loved Tennent's on Byres Rd. Established by Hugh Tennent Jr in 1888, a new tenement was built on the corner site in the 1890s with provision for the pub. Hugh Jr was the grandson of Hugh Tennent of the Wellpark Brewery, Duke St. #Glasgow

"Atsmeawayranoopal". Stanley Baxter, beloved actor, comedian, author, and the man who introduced the Glaswegian turn of phrase to the world through his Parliamo Glasgow sketches, has died at the age of 99.

The Christmas lights recede into the distance down the length of Buchanan Street in this festive photograph from the early 1960s. 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow

Currently #Glasgow is deprived of access to much of Mack's work: Scotland St School, The Lighthouse, Martyrs' School & ofc The School of Art waits to be rebuilt...we do have Queen's Cross Church, Ruchill Church Hall, Willow Tea Rooms & former Daily Record. Timely 🧵 from PG bsky.app/profile/past...

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, who died in London on this day in 1928, aged 60. A major figure in the Art Nouveau movement, and one of the most original and influential artists of his time, he was known primarily as an architect with a deep understanding of interior design. 📷 National Gallery #Glasgow

Renfield Street in Glasgow, just outside the Odeon cinema, lit up for the festive season back in 1962. From the marquee we can deduce that they're showing "Advise & Consent" starring Charles Laughton, who would pass away the same month this photo was taken. 📷 TSPL #Glasgow

The Clay Pipe Factory on Bain St, snapped in 1964 by John Hume. Still present is the long demolished central building that was once home to the Dixieland Jive and Beat Club. That would have been an interesting night out! #Glasgow

The Facebook version of this post is an absolute bin-fire of innuendo and racism. The highlight being a weirdo who wanted armed militia to camp out in churches so any potential arsonist could be summarily dispatched. They are not normal people.

December 1961 and we're at Glasgow's late lamented St Andrew's Halls for their festive concert. It featured a full orchestra and choir playing Christmas carols in the opulent surroundings of the Grand Hall. 📷 Newsquest #Glasgow #christmas

Sad to hear that the Pollokshaws Parish Church on Shawbridge St has suffered a major fire overnight. One of the last remaining fragments of old Pollokshaws, it was built in 1843 as Pollokshaws Original Secession Church. #Glasgow

Sauchiehall St, snapped in glorious colour in 1954. This well-heeled lady is standing near the corner where Antipasti is today. On the right is Greek Thomson's Grecian Chambers of 1868, now home to the CCA. 📷 Kate Bird #glasgow

The founder of the What Every Woman Wants department store has died aged 87. Vera Weisfeld launched the women's fashion chain with her husband, Gerald, in Glasgow in 1971 before expanding across the UK. 📷 Newsquest

The University Cafe on Byres Rd, photographed in the Glasgow drizzle this afternoon. It was opened by Pasquale Verrecchia in 1918 and has been run by the Verrecchia family for four generations. #glasgow

Views around Saracen Street in the Possil area of Glasgow, shot in 1974. #Glasgow #history #1970s #scotland