Mitchell Street Mural

 

 

O2 Academy

 O2 Academy in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, It started life as church but was remodelled as a cinema in 1921. by 1932 it was updated with an Art Deco front, by 1973 it was being used as a bingo hall.

After a period of abandonment it was bought at the beginning of the century and it received a three million  makeover and opened as a concert hall .

 The Scotia Bar

The Scotia Bar dates from 1792. In its early years it was popular with workers and seamen from the docks and shipyards along the Clyde. Passengers from the nearby busy ferries also stopped for a refreshment. 

The 1960s and early 1970s saw the Scotia become a haven for writers, folk singers and socialist political groups. The bar is rightly famous for music, and has featured performances from Van Morrison, Pentangle, Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty.

 

Henry Healy 

Founded in 1912,  Henry Healy built up his business from selling eggs in a cart to owning 30 stores across the city. Although the business went into receivership in 2009, there are still a few shops dotted around the city. This shop was in Mitchell Street and sadly was closed a number of years ago.

 

 

Building of College and Printing

 

The tower of  Building and Printing overlooks George Square, its hard to ignore its 14 floors as it dominates the area. Its probably fair to say that its disliked my most Glaswegian's, the building was given  B listed status.

The tower was built by Wylie and Shanks, it opened its doors in 1964,at one point the college had 20,000 thousand students.

Hopefully the tower can be repurposed as its very run down.