Argyle Street, one of the city’s principle shopping thoroughfares, has thankfully escaped the more controversial changes and has retained much of its vital character that other areas of the city centre lost long ago.
From the era of corporation tramcars and Lewis’s department store right up to modern times, we’ve had a rummage through the archives at The Scotsman to bring you 19 photos showing how Argyle Street has transformed down the decades.
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9. Glasgow M&S bomb scare 1985
Shoppers stood well back when a suspect package was discovered in a litter bin outside Marks & Spencer store in Argyle Street, July 1985. The bomb disposal squad were called in but the bomb scare proved to be a hoax. Photo: Donald MacLeod
10. Evangelist during Glasgow sales 1992
A street evangelist tries to persuade a passer-by that 'The End of All Things is At Hand' in Argyle Street during the Boxing Day sales in Glasgow, December 1992. Photo: Stephen Mansfield
11. Lunchtime fog
Fog in Argyle Street at lunchtime - Shop signs lit up, 1950s. Photo: Unknown
