Today’s photos, although a little colour faded are from 1981. Almost 40 years ago, the junctions of Forrest Street and John Street are photographed as part of the evolving, changing scene that year in Glasgow Road, Blantyre. A yellow van approaches the junction of Forrest Street, the caravan now sitting where Andy’s Tyres now is. […]
These remarkable photos date from 1981, as construction commenced on the third and final phase of the East Kilbride Expressway from Auchinraith down to Raith. In particular, these photos are of Bothwell Bridge, looking towards Hamilton. If you look closely, you’ll see the excavators beginning to undertake work at the former Lido Park, removing […]