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.
17. Christmas in George Square 1963
The cameraman captures a ring of animatronic angels circling around a Christmas tree on George Square | Contributed
18. Sauchiehall Street in the 1960’s
A young woman waits to cross Sauchiehall Street which is a sea of Ford Cortina’s and Ford Escort’s | Kinofilm
19. University of Glasgow in the 1960’s
University of Glasgow students graduate and shake hands on the quad as captured from the cloisters | KinoLibrary
20. Glasgow Shipyards of the 60’s
An amateur film enthusiast captured this footage of Glasgow shipyards as his boat drifted down the River Clyde | KinoLibrary