Glasgow City Archives

Buchanan St, 1912 Buchanan St from the corner of St Vincent St, looking towards St George's church Archive Ref: P488

Murder Polis! A poster from our Glasgow Police Archives, 1912. These also include records of Glasgow and other west of Scotland police, which are a great source for the family historian

Electric signs for Bermaline Bread and Berina Food for Baby on the front of The Clydesdale Supply Company building, Bridge Street, March 1932. Archive ref: D-CA8/394

May Day 1920, Buchanan St

Potterfield Village, Moss Rd The Whins of Potterfield was a hamlet which stood at the junction of Haggs Road and Whins Road. At one time its inhabitants were miners who worked at the nearby Lochinch pit. c.1900 Archive Ref: p4072

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Shop fronts at 325-331 Sauchiehall St, 1939, including Singer Sewing Machine Co. Archive Ref: D-CA8/2919

Have a butcher's at this Balmore Road shop, Possil, 1938. Ref: D-CA8/261

Shop fronts at 120-118 Union St, 1930, with a wonderful view of The Ca d’Oro . Archive Ref: D-CA8/3369

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Parade Bungalow cafe , 506 Alexandra Parade , 1931 Archive Ref: D-CA 8/61

Lipton shop front, 13 St Georges Rd, 1932 Archive Ref: D-CA8/2735

Charing Cross Mansions, Sauchiehall St, n.d. c.1930 Archive Ref: D-CA2930

Cowcaddens, 1922 Cowcaddens Day Nursery showing mother being interviewed by health worker from photographs from the Environmental Health Dept. Glasgow City Archives Ref: P5035

Casino Cinema, 149-155 Castle St, 1962 A E Pickard opened the Casino Cinema in Townhead in 1911. It was sold to Glasgow Casino Ltd in 1924 and continued until 1960s. It was a bingo club until its closure in 1968. Archive Ref: D-PL 2/1/416

5 King St, Calton, showing back land and back court with children and adults, c.1902 Archive Ref: D-HE 8/2, p.10A

Hyde Park Public School, Springburn, in around 1916. The school was designed by Thomas, Dykes & Dale and opened in 1910. Archive ref: D-ED5/7

Workers boarding a bus in Queenslie Industrial Estate in around 1962. Visible in the background is the Weir-Pacific Valves Ltd building. Archive ref: P7635

91-107 Buchanan St, 1966 Archive Ref: D-PL 2/1/257

Standard Picture House, n.d. 95 Dumbarton Rd Archive Ref: D-CA 8/3559

Newly built shops on Thurston Road, Cardonald, 1933. Archives Ref: D-CA8/3227