This Is My GlasgowMar 7

The lone Pinkston Bar tenement on Keppochhill Road in the north of Glasgow. The bar was opened in 1889 by the wine and spirit merchant Timothy Warren, with the current tenement being built in 1892. While this might now seem like an odd location for a bar, it was once a busy residential street lined with tenements, and the surviving metal rosettes on the building indicate it was also part of Glasgow's extensive tram network.

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Show threadLilly HunterMar 7
@thisismyglasgow I had no idea Glasgow used to have trams
Show threadShaun McDonaldMar 7
@LaChasseuse @thisismyglasgow most major towns and cities had a tram. Even places such as Falkirk and Aberdeen had a tram.
Show threadLilly HunterMar 7
@smsm1 Falkirk!
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Show threadShaun McDonaldMar 7
@LaChasseuse @thisismyglasgow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_and_District_Tramways
Only a small system in Falkirk, though Falkirk was a lot smaller at the time.
Falkirk and District Tramways - Wikipedia

Show threadLilly HunterMar 7

@smsm1 I discovered once that Falkirk is actually about 5 smaller villages glued together - it has what, 3 train stations?
Did the tram travel between them?

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Show threadShaun McDonaldMar 7
@LaChasseuse @thisismyglasgow the history of the Falkirk tram is something I should learn more about.
With the junction just outside Polmont station, it's partly why there's multiple stations due to the different lines.
Show threadShaun McDonaldMar 7
@LaChasseuse @thisismyglasgow Camelon station was closed in the 60s and reopened in the 90s on the other side of the bridge to improve accessibility.
Show threadLilly Hunter
@smsm1 Then there's Falkirk High...
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