Samiez Leathers, 140 Trongate, Townhead, Glasgow G1, 2008 • I just like this because it’s colourful, 1970s-looking, and in a decaying old building. Under new management, says a note in the window. By 2012 it was completely boarded up.
Samiez Leathers, 140 Trongate, Townhead, Glasgow G1, 2008 • I just like this because it’s colourful, 1970s-looking, and in a decaying old building. Under new management, says a note in the window. By 2012 it was completely boarded up.
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With photos by Vici MacDonald and poems by Tamar Yoseloff, Formerly is a beautiful little chapbook which is just £8.00 online – you can buy it here
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Great pics. Shame this bit of the town seems to be dying a slow death. Although we’ll see what happens with the development of the Selfridges site after the Commonwealth.
Thanks! Glasgow is a beautiful and (to me) rather mysterious and romantic city. Wish I lived a bit nearer to it. Terrible news about the fire at the Art School.
It is a very complicated city, beautiful and mysterious and also a bit run down and dangerous in places, but it all adds to the charm! It is a big shame about the Art School fire, but luckily they have managed to save around 70% of the building and restoration works are under way. Most importantly no one was hurt, and that’s about the best you can hope for in these situations.