Glasgow has always lost out on tourists to its more historic eastern cousin, Edinburgh, thanks in no small part to its massive castle - but the old Glasgow Corporation was always keen to try and steal some tourists away over to the West, today we're looking back at all the old Glasgow attractions that have been lost through time.
Nowadays it can feel like Glasgow City Council have given up on trying to attract tourists - the last concerted effort we can think of was the 'Glasgow's Miles Better' campaign of the 90s - meaning we've lost a lot of the old attractions that used to lure folks into Glasgow.
Whether it be exhibitions of the early 20th century adding massive towers to the skyline for a few short months - or old transport methods that used to make the city famous - for one reason or another, these are the 15 best tourist attractions that Glasgow has lost to time.
13. Lewis’s
Lewis’s on Argyle Street was the department store of the era - anyone that spent so much as a few minutes in the store around Christmas could recount their trauma as the store was packed wall-to-wall during December. | Contributed
14. Queens Park United Presbyterian Church
Designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson - the church was demolished when a German bomb dropped on it in 1943. | Scotsman
15. The Blob
The Spirit of Kentigern, or 'The Blob', as its better known shortly before removal during the reconstruction of Buchanan Street. It was Glasgow's most controversial, divisive statue - some people saw it like a whales tail diving into the water, others thought it was a propellor of some kind (it would make sense given our shipbuilding heritage), personally I always seen it as a goalie reaching out for a save with some really baggy sleeves. In reality, the design was meant to represent St Kentigern (Mungo) and one of his four miracles which are illustrated on the Glasgow coat of arms, the bird that never flew. It can be found nowadays a lot more out of the way, at the Allan Glen Entrance of the City of Glasgow College. | Contributed Photo: TSPL
16. Glasgow's Forth Bridge
Above the old Norwood Cinema on St Georges Road, there used to be a model of the Forth Bridge. It had lights and running model trains. It’s crazy to think Glasgow used to have so many novelties like this. | Contributed