Little boys show off their Xmas presents (including astronaut suits and Space Hoppers) in Crown Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow in December 1970.Little boys show off their Xmas presents (including astronaut suits and Space Hoppers) in Crown Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow in December 1970.
Little boys show off their Xmas presents (including astronaut suits and Space Hoppers) in Crown Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow in December 1970.

13 photos taking you back to Glasgow in the 1970s

By Rosalind Erskine

The Scotsman Food and Drink Editor

Published 5th Feb 2022, 09:00 BST
A look back at the industrial, political and leisure landscape of Glasgow in the 70s.

From the construction of the Kingston Bridge to power cuts, and familiar politics, here we take a look back at life in Glasgow in the 70s.

Three girls knitting at the Be a Knit for Oxfam campaign in Buchanan Street Glasgow, August 1974.

9. Glasgow in the 1970s

Three girls knitting at the Be a Knit for Oxfam campaign in Buchanan Street Glasgow, August 1974. Photo: TSPL

Glasgow shoppers queue at an Argyle Street grocers for sugar, available after the shortage of August 1974.

10. Glasgow in the 1970s

Glasgow shoppers queue at an Argyle Street grocers for sugar, available after the shortage of August 1974. Photo: TSPL

Buchanan Street in 1977

11. Glasgow in the 1970s

Buchanan Street in 1977 Photo: TSPL

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