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.
13. Trams in the city centre 1959
Trams captured travelling past the four corners in the city centre. | Toffs in the tenement
14. Trams in George Square 1959
Trams were a major mode of transport for most Glaswegians in the early to mid 20th century - they would be replaced with Trolley buses in 1962, three years after this footage was captured. | Toffs in the Tenement
15. Christmas 1963: Sauchiehall Street
An amateur film enthusiast captured the following scenes from his car while travelling down Sauchiehall Street | Contributed
16. Christmas in Glasgow 1963
The Council took Christmas incredibly seriously back in the day - with the whole of the city centre adorned in lights, you wouldn’t see that with electricity prices these days. | Contributed