Alex Glass
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Glasgow Buildings - CowcaddensThis is the place I spent the first 7 years of my life. I have fond memories of Cowcaddens.
On a recent wander I thought I would be able to solve a couple of mysteries.
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Where was my old house? For many years the area was a vacant site but recently new flats where build on the site.
Unfortunately it is not now possible to show an exact before and after photo of the old Ozalid Building. But you will find an image on the Virtual Mitchell to compare with how it looks today.
Then there was the exact location of my former Primary School, Milton Street School.
This is as close as I can get it.
Although we knew it as Milton Street School the entrance was on Dunblane Street.
Other buildings of interest in Cowcaddens
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Alex Glass
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The Station BarThe Station Bar on Port Dundas Road is a great place for a quiet drink.
Frequented by many Partick Thistle fans it has a great atmosphre and the beer is great.
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james73
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 Great pics Alex.
James H
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Alex Glass
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More Cowcaddens Buildings
The Theatre Royal
SMG Offices
MacConnell's at the top of Hope Street on Cowcaddens
The Express Inn
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glasgowken
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Tram yin, sorry 
Cowcaddens horse tram depot in Cambridge Street (photographed a short time before it was demolished in the 1960's).
The very first Glasgow tram ran from here on Monday, August the 19th, 1872.
The same site today. Could do with a wee plaque.
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Alex Glass
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Don't apologise GK
Cracking photo.
Thanks for sharing this with us.
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Fjord
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Great pics folks nice to see a glimpse of blue sky.
GK: That pic of Renfrew St at Cambridge St is excellent what a difference over the years 
Incidentally I spent many months in that Hi Rise building above the former Kensitas catalogue shop now Mandors that's since been turned into flats. I was doing a business studies and accountancy course. Yup! it was as boring as fuk and I never became an accountant in the end 
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Gap74
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Should have stuck your head in Stage Door of the Royal and seen if I was working, Alex, I could maybe have snuck you up onto the roof for a few aerial pics!
Note that one of the flagpoles on the Theatre has been missing for about 6 months now, since it was damaged one stormy night. Not sure why they're taking so long to replace it.
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Alex Glass
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I wish I had Gap that would have been good. Next time I am up that way I will chap the door to see if you are there.
Which hopefully won't be to long
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gail142
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Milton St School/Name of Primary school in Port Dundas Road?I have just joined and was delighted to see the photos of Milton Street school which I attended from 1961 until 1968, We lived in Kessock Street, of Canal Street, until it was razed to make way for the M8.
I have spent years though trying to remember the name of the catholic Primary school that was across the road from the back of Milton Street School, on what must have been Port Dundas Road. I remember still from 48 years ago the shock of starting school and my friends being sent to the school across the road then taunts coming from the older kids..."Catholic cats eat the rats" and the rejoiner." Proddie dogs eat the frogs". Totally bewildering to a five year old but so much a part of Glasgow life back then.
Gail
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kev
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Re: Milton St School/Name of Primary school in Port Dundas R | gail142 wrote: | I have spent years though trying to remember the name of the catholic Primary school that was across the road from the back of Milton Street School, on what must have been Port Dundas Road. I remember still from 48 years ago the shock of starting school and my friends being sent to the school across the road then taunts coming from the older kids..."Catholic cats eat the rats" and the rejoiner." Proddie dogs eat the frogs". Totally bewildering to a five year old but so much a part of Glasgow life back then.
Gail |
The next line of that playground taunt was "two for tuppence ha,penny"
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Alex Glass
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Re: Milton St School/Name of Primary school in Port Dundas R | gail142 wrote: | I have just joined and was delighted to see the photos of Milton Street school which I attended from 1961 until 1968, We lived in Kessock Street, of Canal Street, until it was razed to make way for the M8.
I have spent years though trying to remember the name of the catholic Primary school that was across the road from the back of Milton Street School, on what must have been Port Dundas Road. I remember still from 48 years ago the shock of starting school and my friends being sent to the school across the road then taunts coming from the older kids..."Catholic cats eat the rats" and the rejoiner." Proddie dogs eat the frogs". Totally bewildering to a five year old but so much a part of Glasgow life back then.
Gail |
St Aloysius as far as I know Gail. I attended Milton Street from 1964 till we moved to Ruchazie in March 1967. We lived in Port Dundas Road just to the east of the Station Bar.
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