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The Mardi Gras.

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89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished.

Image of Mardi Gras Dunlop Street 1991
The Mardi Gras. 1991.

The Mardi Gras was the first night club to have a elevated dance floor in the U.K.

A friend of Mr Modlin, night club owner James Mortimer had the first elevated dance floor in his Tito’s night club in Majorca.

The restaurant was called the Food Basket.

Image of the interior of the Mardi Gras 1980s
Mardi Gras. 1985.

This image was taken at the opening of the Mardi Gras in 1985.

This was thee place in town to be seen. Footballers rubbed shoulders with ordinary people in the 1980s. Long queues of disco goers lined up Dunlop Street and if you didn’t get in you would try and get into next-door Warehouse disco.

The Mardi Gras was the first nightclub in the U.K. to have an elevated dance floor, it was also the first to allow under 18’s in, however this was later on in the late 80s.

Both the night clubs were closed down as the building above was supposed to be unsafe??????

Advert for the Warehouse and Mardi Gras Night Clubs
Advert for both The Ware House and Mardi Gras.

This advert was taken from a boxing promotion booklet.

The Mardi Gras was formerly the Cathadhmara nightclub.

Image of Dunlop Street with the Vertigo and the Mardi Gras 1991
Dunlop Street. 1991.

Dunlop Street with Vertigo and the Mardi Gras in the distance. 1991.

Do you remember this great nightclub? If so please leave a comment.

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The Manx Bar

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11-15 Glebe Street, Townhead,Glasgow.

Manx Bar

The Manx Bar. 1991.

To read the history of this once popular bar at the Royal Infirmary check out our book here.

Interior of the Manx Bar 1953

Interior view of the Manx Bar in 1953.

The Manx Bar was jam packed in 1953 when well-known publican Joseph Kelly decided to sell drinks at 1937 prices. The Toonheid bar sat opposite the Royal Infirmary in Glebe Street.

The tenement building above the pub was taken down in the 1960s as part of plans for the Townhead interchange, however the single storey bar survived until 1991.

Outside of the pub was easily identified by a large neon sign of a Manx Cat. The locals sometimes called the pub “Joe’s Place”. The front of the bar also had the three legs of the Manx Coat of Arms. All the Manx signs in the interior and exterior came from Mr Kelly’s birth place the Isle of Man. This pub was the first bar in Glasgow to have a Television set installed. Before this time it was illegal to have a TV in a pub.

Manx Bar old

Another view of the Manx Bar. 1960s.

Glebe Street view with pubs

A view of Glebe Street with the Manx Bar on the left and the Cot bar on the right.

The Manhattan Bar

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7-9 Peel Street, Glasgow. Tel: 01413392537.

Manhattan

Manhattan Bar. 1991.

In 1947 part of this pub was a fishmongers and a boot repair shop.

In 1890 Margaret Thomas 7 Peel Street went to court against her husband Daniel Thomas formerly a spirit merchant, London Road, Glasgow. The parties who were both married previously in April 1877, Mrs Thomas the pursuer said that after the marriage defender took to the drink and ill treated her. In May 1881 he sold the pub in London Road and left Glasgow for Australia. He wrote on his way there but she had not heard from him since and thought he was dead, she was unable to trace him, therefore she could not file for a divorce.

In the 1990s this pub was called Stumps.

Also see the BEN, Mr. D. Graham.

Licence Holders.
1991 John Grant.
1973-1969 John Campbell Grant.
1960 Robert Walker Dickie Morrison.

The Maltman

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59-61 Renfield Street, Glasgow. G2 1LP.Tel: 01413339725.

Maltman

The Maltman. 1991.

The Maltman in Renfield Street was Glasgow’s first none smoking pub in the 1980s. It was ironic that this bar was closed due to fire damage in the 1990s.

This was once owned by John Maclachlan of the well known firm of George & John Maclachlan, Castle Chambers and Castle Brewery Maryhill.

Maltman interior

Interior view of the Maltman.

 

Licence Holders.
1991 Norman MacInnes (Widechain Ltd.)
1971 Sydney Frederick Gaskin.
1960 Robert Ward.
1937-1918 Duncan Clark.
1910-1885 John Young Maclachlan.

The Mally Arms

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111 Eglinton Street, Glasgow. G5.

Mally Arms

Mally Arms. 1991.

The Mally Arms was a famous landmark on the south side of the city for many years.

It was named after Mr Malachy McCann the owner who purchased the premises in 1931. It was formerly an Umbrella, Case and Bag manufacturers owned by G H Tomkins and before that in the 1920s was a Funeral Office run by John Blair.

John McCann was a well known figure in the Scottish Licensed Trade, for many years he collected vast amounts of money for various charities. The Mally Arms was full of curios infact it was like a stall at the Barras.

It was a shame the place was pulled down a few years ago.

Mally Arms interior1

Left to right Roy Grier, senior vice-president of the Glasgow Licensed Trade Association, Mrs Grier, Mr William Wishart, Mr Michael Heraghty, Mrs Heraghty, Mr John McCann, secretary of the Glasgow Licensed Trade Association and Mrs McCann. 1974.

Mally Arms interior2

Some of the Tennents Bowling Trophy competitors. left to right D Clugston, Bulloch & Co., H Gallagher, Tikconnail Bar; D Harkness, Bulloch & Co; James Murray, Ye Land Bar, Gallowgate; John Murray, Murray’s Bar, Dalmarnock Road; J Boyle, The Waverley; J Thom, Eglinton Street, J McCann, Mally Arms. 1968.

Mally Arms interior

Interior of the Mally Arms with John McCann. Miss Ann Cumming knocks over a massive pile of coins raised by the customers of the Mally Arms, the money was given to the Hansel Village for the handicapped children in Ayrshire. This was the third time the Mally Arms helped raise money for this charity. 1971.

Licence Holders.
1991-1962 John McCann.
1937-1931 Malachy O’Bey McCann.

Mallon’s

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23 Kilfinan Street, Glasgow. G22 6QR.

Mallon's

Mallon’s. 1991.

Mallon’s is now demolished. The pub went through a bad stage in the 1990s. The police found drugs hidden in the bar, the pub was set on fire and was finally demolished last years 2004.

The Mallon family were well respected members of the Scottish licensed trade, Hugh Mallon the founder of the business had pubs in Hope Street and Cowcaddens the pub in Lambhill was originally at the corner of Balmore Road and Kilfinan Street now a fish and chip shop. Mary Mallon married into the Neeson family who owned P J Neeson, Allison Street in the south side of the city.

Raymond Mallon

Mr Raymond Mallon in the centre. 1965.

Licence Holders.
1991 Stephen Young for Scottish & Newcastle Brewery.
1973-1968 Raymond Mallon.
1960 Hugh Patrick Mallon.