Old Photographs Of Sauchiehall Street Glasgow Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Sauchiehall Street one of the main shopping and business streets in the city centre of Glasgow. Sauchiehall Street is one of the most famous streets in Glasgow, partly due to its rich history. The desire of wealthy merchants to own property on the outskirts of the city meant that it was expanded and as a result of this Sauchiehall Street grew. Around 1820 the street was known as Saughie-haugh road, a quiet narrow road with a number of villas and terraces with distinguished names. After the street was widened in 1846, older buildings were replaced with tenements in the 1850s and then some commercial buildings in the 1870s. Over time, the street has been home to a number of notable buildings. This includes the Glasgow Empire Theatre which was opened in 1897 at 31–35 Sauchiehall Street. The Theatre played host to big names such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Dorothy Lamour, Jack Benny and Danny Kaye before it closed on 31 March 1963. The Royalty Theatre was also situated on Sauchiehall Street, opening in 1879 and showing operas, comedies and plays up until its lease ran out in 1913. Afterwards, during the First World War, it was purchased by the YMCA to become a hostel for soldiers and sailors. The building lived out the rest of its days after the war as the Lyric Theatre, before it was demolished in the late 1950s All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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