Cowcaddens is a place that all Glaswegians are familiar with and you are guaranteed to have pas through it at least one point in your life whether that be on the Glasgow Subway heading into town from the West End or passing through the area on the motorway.
The area was originally a village before its boundaries merged into the city of Glasgow in 1846. Traces of Cowcaddens Road go back as far as 1560.
As the area began to be known as a slum district, Glasgow Corporation declared Cowcaddens a Comprehensive Development Area which led to the mass demolition of tenements in the area.
The most significant changes came to the area in the 1960s when the construction of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road began which changed the face of Cowcaddens forever as major streets started to quickly change and become a shadow of their former glory.
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1. New City Road
The intersection of New City Rd and Cowcaddens Strett pictured in the early sixties. | Glasgow City Archives
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2. Station Bar
The Station Bar pictured on Port Dundas Road in Cowcaddens in 1963. | Glasgow City Archives
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3. Maitland Street
1-27 Maitland Street in Cowcaddens pictured back in 1963. | Glasgow City Archives
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4. Dundas Vale Primary School
Dundas Vale Primary School pictured on New City Road in 1964. The building is still standing in Cowcaddens till this day. | Glasgow City Archives