Donald Dewar Statue

The statue of Donald Dewar, Scotland's First, First Minister, was unveiled in 2002. The sculptor was Kenny Mackay, and the statue resides in Buchanan Street. 

 

Warehouse

 

4-storey 9-bay simple classical former Co-Operative drapery warehouse. Predominantly granite to ground floor and red sandstone ashlar to upper floors of principal elevation, red brick to other elevations. Base course, cill courses, eaves cornice, stepped stylised parapet. Canted oriels to outer bays. Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows. INTERIOR: ground floor has large cast-iron columns with composite-inspired capitals with floral motifs.

This simple building lies in a wider area which has changed dramatically within the last 50 years. The block comprising Coburg Street, Oxford Street, Bridge Street and Norfolk Street is one of the few remaining blocks which has its near-original footprint. 12-20 Coburg Street's interest lies in its contribution to Glasgow's retail history. The entire block was packed with drapery warehouses in the early 20th century and now few reminders of that concentration of the industry remain. The Post Office Directory for 1910-11 notes that there were drapers, hatters, tailors, and hosiers in the immediate area, as well as a blouse specialist, boot factory and cap maker. The Kinning Park Co-operative Society's registered office was at 12 Coburg Street in 1910-11.

The Kinning Park Co-operative Society had three buildings in the block of which 12-20 Coburg Street and 61 Bridge Street survive . The first and main warehouse immediately to the north of 61 Bridge Street has been demolished. It is likely that all these buildings were linked at one time. 12-20 Coburg Street formed the first addition to the main warehouse in 1910 (Bruce & Hay's plans are dated 8th April 1909) in 1935. (Historic Scotland)

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https://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/details/908067

The luma Tower

 Built in 1936 by Cornelius Armour, originally built as a lightbulb factory.

The tower is art deco, but the rest of the building is very plain ,could do with a coat of paint.

It was converted into apartments with the tower being used as an office space.

Wallace Street

 Abandoned apartments above a shop in Wallace Street on the south side, just a short walk to the city centre.

Smokey trotters bar

 Down a Lane at the Barras is Smokey Trotters bar!