This view of Elm Street looks north towards Glasgow Road and was captured on camera in 1978 by the late Neil Gordon, just prior to the extensive redevelopment
To the right is Kidd’s Buildings, in front are the tenements on the north side of Glasgow Road and to the left is the former Stonefield Parish Church. In the foreground on the left is the Elm Street Playpark so popular with Blantyre children, although by the time of this picture, the play equipment has mostly gone. Rosie Law once painted a beautiful painting on the wall in the park, which remained there for a long time.

1990 Photo of Painting at Elm Street playpark, near Glasgow Road
From the book, “Blantyre Glasgow Road South – The Real Story” by Paul Veverka (c) 2017
Featuring Blantyre Project Social Media with permission. Strictly not for use by others on or offline, our visitors said,:
Sally Jamieson I remember it looking like that.x
Anne-Marie Neethling I remember visiting my grans sisters family in Elm Street as a child.
Colin Duffy That’s picture is right next where we stayed my kids helped to pant the picture on the wall next or house

Thea Borland Mcnamee Loved this park..used to play on the frying pan and bucking bronco wi the swings..remember when i was 9 playing in park wi billy paterson who stayed in elm st..had been raining an we were going to top of chute an dropping half bricks in a puddle that had collected below..billy missed his timing an the brick hit my head..well there i was screaming like a banshee running to ma grans in hawthorn place both hands on my head an blood pouring down ma face..got wee baldy scar there now an poor billy was terrified he would get into trouble…loved those days.x

Johnny Gilluley Stayed @ 13a elm st good times