Central Garage (Harper’s Garage) The Central Garage was a former vehicle garage in the 20th Century once situated on a fairly large plot of land at the western corner of Craig Street and junction of Glasgow Road. The approximate location today is where the central traffic lights and hardstanding is at Clydeview Shopping Centre. […]
A nostalgic advert for Harpers, Central Garage in Glasgow Road. From March 1967, the garage clearly sold new cars, as this advert shows, advertising the new mini. Can you remember Harpers Garage or did you even ever buy a car there? On Blantyre Project Social media, used with permission here, strictly not for use […]
Here’s a photo of Harpers Garage, which was on Glasgow Road (near where Clydeview Shopping Centre is.) Harpers Garage was at the bottom of Craig street, next to Watts the dentists on Glasgow Road. Orestees was just along a bit, nearer Victoria Street. Across the road was The Cosy Corner and Peter ice cream parlour The […]