Glasgow 850 is about the past, present and future of the city, particularly change and achievements over the last 50 years and what comes next in the decades ahead.
We wanted to celebrate that history by putting together a selection of old photographs taken on Argyle Street over the years which includes notable landmarks and businesses on the famous Glasgow street.
Here are old pictures showing the changing face of Argyle Street.
1. Argyle Street
A look along Argyle Street under the Hielenman's Umbrella captured by the British Transport Commission. | British Transport Commission
2. Argyle Street (1961)
A view along a busy Argyle Street from the Trongate in the early sixties. An advert for the new Marks & Spencers store on the corner of Argyle Street and Glassford Street can be seen on the right of the image. | Glasgow City Archives
3. Argyle Street
A busy Argyle Street in the late 1980s in Glasgow as shoppers go along the street. Photo: ALLAN MILLIGAN
4. Glasgow in 60s
A night on the four corners, where Argyle Street meets Union Street, in 1962 | Virtual Mitchell