Glasgow to reveal city in the 1970s

Photography fans planning a stay in Glasgow hostels may want to go and see a new exhibition that reveals how the city looked 40 years ago.

The Glesga That I Used to Know opened on June 3rd in the Scotland Street School Museum and it will run until January next year.

Led by Partick Camera Club, the show reveals a number of images taken during the 1970s as part of a series of photographic surveys.

A statement from the gallery said: "The images taken capture Glasgow at a time of great change and show Glaswegians going about their daily lives as the city's landscape transformed around them.

"The 86 selected for this exhibition reflect ordinary home life, work and play, and include images of Paddy's Market, the Barras and Glasgow Green, as well as weans, factory workers, housewives and stallholders."

Surveys used in the exhibition focused on Partick in 1972, Calton in 1976/7 and the city centre's Fishmarket and the surrounding area in 1977/8.
 

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