Clydebank 1979
A view of the back lane from my kitchen window at Low crescent, Whitecrook, Clydebank. - January 1979
Helen's nephew, Jamie cleaning our windows for Bob-a-Job Week. - January 1979
Helen's nephew, Jamie cleaning our windows for Bob-a-Job Week - Janusry 1979
Jennifer in her baby walker - Low Crescent, Whitecrook - January 1979
Jennifer enjoying her bottle. - Whitecrook January 1979
Jennifer studying her hands. - Whitecrook January 1979
Jennifer sucking her thumb. - Whitecrook January 1979
The demolition of the tenements changed the landscape of Clydebank. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
I believe children were asked to paint these hoardings to try and brighten things up a bit -Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
I wonder if any of them became artists or graphic designers when they grew up? - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
Detail of the wall. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
The Artists. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
Keep left? keep right? St Andrew's school in the background (now demolished) - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
A closer shot of that sign. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
My daughter Jennifer checking out the new Clydeside Expressway. I used to take her out in the pram on my walkabouts around Clydebank. (It never became an Expressway) - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
No waiting! Drivers would love to see all these signs knocked down. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
Simeone's Cafe. You could get a Turkey dinner for 54p in January 1979. We had some great meals in this cafe. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
You don't see these buses now... the Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive (Corporation Buses as we knew them) - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
Kizil Mansions. S.C. Black is well remembered by a great number of Bankies. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
Kizil Mansions. The shop on the corner used to be John Temple the tailors. I used to buy clothes from there. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
The building is called Kizil Mansions. It was built for a bookie called James Dempsey. It's unusual name came from a French racehorse. - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Glasgow Road
My wife coming back from the shops. The signs have long gone, along with the Fleming Avenue shops. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
You don't see cigarette advertising these days... - Saturday 3rd March 1979 Fleming Avenue, Whitecrook
A closer look at the adverts - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Before the CE Centre and the chemist shop were built... - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Whitecrook - I will have to go back for another look to see if the graffiti has changed... - Saturday 3rd March 1979
My daughter Jennifer gets around, her she is trying to figure out what all those strange words are... - Saturday 3rd March 1979
An artistic shot, I was down on my knees taking this and a little old lady came round the corner and asked if I was alright. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
North Bank Place look pretty new in this photo. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Looking up Kilbowie Road at the junction with Glasgow Road & Dumbarton Road. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Elvis graffiti drawn on dirty window. I am a big Elvis fan but it wasn't me! - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Tenements being demolished on Glasgow Road. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Another view of the tenements that are being demolished on Glasgow Road. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
A dramatic shot of the tenements. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
I wonder what visitors passing down Glasgow Road thought about when they saw all this demolition taking place. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
A wider shot of the doomed buildings. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
These shops, next to the ones getting demolished, are still open, but not for long by the look of things. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
The Newsagents next to the Opticians used to be a DIY shop and I worked in it in the mid 60s when I was a very young boy. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Connolly's pub, very popular with the shipyard workers. I had a few pints in it myself once I was old enough to drink. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
You can see The Clydebank Bargain Centre, a very popular shop. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Looking down Glasgow Road, you can see the Town Hall in the distance. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Another shot looking down Glasgow Road. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
The Oxfam shop which used to be The Evening Times office. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
William Latto & Son, roofing contractors. Notice the cobbled street. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Another shot of William Latto & Son. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
My big sister lived in Bon Accord Street and I used to stay sometimes. I would climb up and look out the toilet window on the gable end and watch all the cranes working in John Brown shipyard. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Another shot of Bon Accord Street. The train tracks have been removed. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Marathon's Gates in Cart Street. Not quite as impressive as John Brown's old Gatehouse. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
The bandstand in Whitecrook Park, Originally located in Dalmuir Park, it was moved to Whitecrook Park in 1935. In 1983, it was moved to the Shopping Centre. As kids, we played on it all the time. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
Working on the new Clydebank Bus Station. - Saturday 3rd March 1979
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