The sixties were a defining era for the world with it being one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in history with Glasgow not being immune to the decade of counterculture.
It was a decade where The Beatles shot to fame, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon and Martin Luther King Jr made historic “I Have a Dream” speech to an audience on 250,000 people. The contrast to that was that the US increased their military authority in Vietnam, President John F. Kennedy was assasinated and there was the threat of nuclear war between the US and Soviet Union after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
As Glasgow looked on, the city was starting to rapidly change in the post-war years with many still suffering from poverty. Tenements were starting to become a thing of the past as families saw high rising living as the new way forward. One major event during the sixties for the city was when Glasgow said goodbye to their beloved tram cars with their final day in operation being on September 4, 1962.
The following 24 pictures aim to show the changing landscape of the city through Glaswegian’s public transport, buildings and streets in a defining decade.
21. Sauchiehall Street
Christmas lights dazzle on Sauchiehall Street in 1964. Photo: Unknown
22. Gorbals
Gorbals back court between Camden Street and Florence Street. Photo: Unknown
23. St Vincent Street
Snow covered cars in St Vincent Street in Glasgow in 1963. Photo: Unknown
24. On the march
NALGO members pay protest march to the City Chambers in Glasgow. Photo: Unknown