Last Days of the Old Gorbals - part 1

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A compilation of some of the photographs I took between 1973 and 1975, before the old Gorbals was more or less obliterated.
The full set can be seen at
www.streapadair.com/History
The Gaelic songs are by Joan MacKenzie of Lewis (Bothan Airigh am Braigh Raineach) and Flora McNeil of Barra (A Phiuthrag 's a Phiuthar)

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9 ноя 2015

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@johnmckinlay67 3 года назад

These photos are great,it's just how I remember it. Moved up to Castlemilk in 62,and can remember these streets as they were coming to an end.

@jrk9372 5 лет назад

Should have kept those buildings. Bloody disgrace.

@marionfletcher7973 2 года назад

I was married and had my reception in St Mungo. Left the gorbals in 1972 and although I don’t remember it looking this bad it obviously did. Makes. Me so sad if only they had renovated instead of demolishing

@mariewylie343 7 лет назад

Beautifully sung.... Evocative...

@williamf4544 Год назад

Yes Garlic is quite haunting sometimes

@egallagher41 4 года назад

I lived there and was too young to see the beauty around me. I walked the streets of home and was taken away by the dreams of tomorrow to see the future that is here today. Glasgow lost too much to short sighted well meaning people, please do not let this happen again - we have so little left and our past is but the path to our future and we need that path to walk on

@egallagher41 4 года назад

@buggeroff So everyone who wears glasses (because they are short sighted) do not mean well? or maybe the planners who only look to the IMMEDIATE (short) future do not mean well? or? Can we learn and can we improve by preservation rather than destruction the future, or have we learned nothing? We have so little left of our past what matters for the future is how we save and preserve who we are! And I was brought up in Hospital street many years ago and Gaelic (Irish) was common as were the songs.

@ibroxholme 7 лет назад

Beautiful compilation of photo's Streapadair. I managed to get back into my channel after finding my old password and e-mail address after 5 years, only to find out that the editing function for videos was removed on the 2nd of May this year, ( I was wanting to add your name the ending credits)...but I could edit the opening introduction, so I have added your name there!! Once again, thanks for allowing me to show your photo's on my video....Ibroxholme

@buckholdboy967 Год назад

What a wonderful bridge and that St mungo's halls facade.

@leitfie3579 6 лет назад

These are wonderful, but sad, images ..........

@robertafierro5592 2 месяца назад

Beautiful song..

@ladystardust2008 2 года назад

I live in Gorbals now. The awful inhumane housing had to come down, but why destroy the antique public buildings as well? It's so sad and beautiful compared to the faceless corporate boxes there are now. Obviously they didn't see the point of renovation back then.

@ronniecairns6335 3 года назад

Hi I was born in mc Neil St num 45,in1943,I don't think St mungo halls were in mc Neil St as far as I can remember mind you left there 9years of age for castlemilk 59 Ballantay Rd what a difference your own toilet, been lucky have finished up in tenerife 15 years ,best move I ever made,but still love the memories

@deeferry6520 3 года назад

I think it was on the corner of Ballater street and Moffat Street, I lived in the building attached to the distillery and it was on the next corner

@eksteelman 6 лет назад

Sad only in that people lived in such terrible conditions.

@Revolver1981 6 лет назад

eksteelman The only terrible thing about it is the corrupt criminals at the council destroying that area forever. I know it's improved again in recent years but it'll never be the same. The even more corrupt police should've prosecuted the planners and locked them up.

@Revolver1981 3 года назад

@jemimallah Everyone in the city was against it because of the loss of so many buildings. Yes they didn't want communities ripped apart but also they didn't want the buildings demolished either.

@pataklolz9695 6 лет назад

It changed so much btw i like in the gorbals and it changed sooooooo much well some of it i think my school changed a wee bit

@martynduffy 4 месяца назад

My very first house or flat was 13/5 170 sandyfeild rd flats hated the flats but stayed there years I’m way down north west now in my own house but I called the Gorbals home