Explore Glasgow in the 1960s through images from the Glasgow Times archives. See changing cityscapes and daily life.
These images show Glasgow in a past era. Kids played in the Gorbals streets back then. Docks bustled with activity at Fairfield. A 1968 fire damaged James Watt Street.
People queued for Rangers versus AC Milan tickets, lining St Vincent and Hope Streets. Workers built the Clyde Tunnel at that time, and photos captured this construction.
The Clyde Tunnel was a big project. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited it. Images show them with officials in 1963. Kids played in Gorbals back courts in 1965.
Girls with curlers waited to see the Beatles, while a tram crossed Partickhill bridge. Springburn’s clay works bordered Roystonhill in 1961. In 1969, kids played on a car shell.
People enjoyed sunshine in Queen’s Park. The Fruit market teemed at Candleriggs. Kids played football near orange halls. Construction changed Kingston Bridge in 1969.
They built roads near Anderston; night work continued on Kingston Bridge. Kids played at a broken shop window, and they played in Alexandera Park too.
St Enoch and Queen Street Stations appear. Argyll Arcade shines in a 1963 image. Castle Street changed with a new road in 1967, and a bus strike shut Dundas Station in 1969.
A new roundabout appeared at Anniesland Cross. The Molendinar burn flowed at Blackhill. Workers filled in the Monkland Canal; Lyon Street looked different off Garscube Road.