Staying with the subject of Asda for now. Back to 1980 as ASDA superstore and warehouse rises out the ground that springtime and summer. This is on the site of the former Ness’s School and infant school at the corner of Glasgow Road and Victoria Street. In one of the photos at the back, you […]
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1983 Asda at Clydeview Shopping Centre
1980 More Glasgow Road
More Glasgow Road photos from 1980. Previously unseen online, this is the building of Clydeview Shopping Centre, the upper units already built in the existing western side of the centre. The ASDA warehouse is well progressed and the steelwork of the corner premises still being built. The other photo shows bollard over the redundant entrance […]
1980 Building Asda
1988 Clydeview Shopping Centre
I don’t often post things so “modern”, but this photo of 1988 was worth sharing. If only to see former businesses like Capital, Lightbody’s , Coyles Opticians, Botterils and the Mehran Restaurant. Only Glen Travel stood the test of time here. Even in the 80′ though, boarded up shops could still be seen. Who remembers […]
1982 Asda Carpark
I know a few people liked the previous photos of old cars parked in Asda, so here’s a couple more photos from 1982. The scene does look very familiar still, although the store logos have changed. I think I preferred seeing trees and green landscaped areas in the carpark back then. The grey, concrete and […]
1980, Asda Carpark Santa
Asda – Success turned Sour
After the initial shine of a glitzy opening of Blantyre ASDA in October 1980, the mood turned a little sour for residents fast becoming shocked at the volume of traffic in Blantyre. That certainly was the view of Councillor Malcolm Waugh who claimed the arrival of ASDA had brought traffic chaos into Blantyre. His complaint […]
1985 Asda Entrance
How easily it is to forget how ASDA once looked. These photos from 1985 show the original branding and entrance to the Blantyre store. Who worked in ASDA in the 80s? What’s your memories of the store? Glasgow Road certainly looked different from the previous decade, and despite the new looking buildings and lack of […]