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226 Gallowgate

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242-226 Gallowgate, Glasgow, G4 0TS

The Gallowgate pubs are evolving! The former Baird’s Bar has a new lease of life, 226 Gallowgate!
When you walk into this establishment, you are greeted with remnants of the old building. Everywhere you look, there is something new and interesting about the building that you discover. Be it the staircase behind the bar, portraits on the wall, or the preserved old washroom on the way down to the toilets.

226 Gallowgate also has a massive outdoor beer garden for those lovely summer nights.

To read about the history of this old establishment, click here

To visit 226 Gallowgate’s official website, click here. From here you can make bookings view the menu and much more!

The 51st Bar

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405 Moffat Street, Glasgow.

 

This old pub was established in 1877 by spirit merchant, William Logan. The original address was 405 South York Street at the corner of 4 Lime Street in the south side of the city.

William Logan also ran a pub at 35 Braehead Street at the corner of 4 Wolseley Street. Daniel McKillop was license holder before Mary Jane Logan McKillop took over the business in 1907, who was William Logan’s daughter, she continued to run the pub through hard times after the First World War. Mary Jane plodded on until the World War II.

One of the last landlords in the pub was Bernard O’Donnell who traded until the 1960s.

51st State

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408 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

image of the 51st State Sauchiehall Street

51st State Drugstore Cafe, 408 Sauchiehall Street.

The 51st State Cafe was situated right next door to Pythagoras.

This was Glasgow’s first American styled diner. The waitresses skated around the premises in their roller skates wearing short denim skirts. Serving Hamburgers, steaks, Chilli. There was a soda fountain plus cocktails at the bar.

The full name of the cafe was the 51st State Drugstore Cafe.

51st State Drugstore Cafe advert 1977

A 1977 advert for the 51st State.

Do you remember this diner, if so please get in touch.

100 Acre Function Suite.

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360 Curtis Avenue, Kingspark. Glasgow, G73 2EB. Tel: 014156 93178.

100 Acre, 1991.

100 Acres Restaurant Advert 1975.

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Hundred Acre.
Is one of 2 pubs in Curtis Avenue, the other is Montford House opened by Jack Gow in 1971. Jack was a well know and respected member of the Scottish Licensed Trade. His family have been connected with the trade for many years.

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