Old Glasgow in Colour: 22 pictures from 1900-1980 showing what life was like in Glasgow - now in colour!

Here’s 22 pictures of Glasgow throughout the 20th century - now in colour!

Glasgow has always been a beautiful and vibrant city - although looking back at black & white pictures it can be hard to tell.

That’s why today we wanted to comb through some restored and found footage painstakingly colourised in real-time by amateur and professional film-fans and colourists.

From the radiant blonde sandstone that emits an ethemeral glow in the sun - to the deep red brick sandstone that imposes a sanguine ambience onto the streets of Glasgow, almost like a dark French wine.

You can check out the footage in full colour in real time here:

We also combed the archives for some early 20th century pictures in black and white, which we then colourised with the help of artificial intelligence - specifically using the services of HotPot.AI. Any images colourised by

Take a look below at our gallery of 22 images of Glasgow throughout the 20th century, restored to colour and presented in chronological order.

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