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DunlopStreet

The Royal Vaults

March 22, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

23 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. Mr George William Campbell. 1887. George William Campbell a Glasgow man born in 1850, on leaving school he started out as assistant steward onboard the steam liners sailing between Glasgow and Calcutta. After three years with the same company he was promoted to chief steward aboard the City of Oxford which […]

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The Mardi Gras.

March 6, 2017 by John Gorevan 1 Comment

Image of Mardi Gras Dunlop Street 1991

89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. 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. This […]

Filed Under: Dunlop Street, DunlopStreet, M Tagged With: Cathadhmara, Dunlop Street, Michael Modlin, The first elevated dance floor in the U.K., The Mardi Gras, The Warehouse

Cathadhmara.

January 2, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

Advert for Cathadhamara Dunlop Street 1974

85-89 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4AT. Demolished. Advert from 1974. The Cathadhmara was famous in it’s day for the Big Jazz Band, the Jimmy Alston Band, some of the musicians are still playing to this day (2015) in and around Glasgow. The band also play in Trader Joe’s, Hope Street. Thanks to Robert Davidson. The […]

Filed Under: C, Dunlop Street, DunlopStreet Tagged With: Cathadhmara, Dunlop Street, The Mardi Gras, The Warehouse

Vertigo

January 2, 2017 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

Closeup of the Vertigo nightclub Dunlop Street 1991

75 Dunlop Street, Glasgow. G1 4ET. Demolished. This building was originally called the Warehouse it was then changed to Vertigo. I remember large queues outside this night club, people flocked from all over the city to get into this popular disco. If you didn’t get in here you could always try next door in the […]

Filed Under: Dunlop Street, DunlopStreet, V Tagged With: Alan Beatie, Billy Martin, Costis Antinlei, Dunlop Street, Michael Modlin, Seymour Brian Modlin, The Warehouse, Vertigo

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