The original thread is so long that I have pages2-5 complete here. Some are on topic and they have remained on the thread This is unedited apart from page 1.It contains interesting chat...but in too many cases not about shops. Hence here.

45bus
Jan 9 2008, 10:43 AM EST
We used tae rent a wee room & kitchen in Rothesay every year. Ma mammy's brother and his faimily fae Auchentoshan Terrrace came doon for the weekend as well as her sister's an' their faimilies. Ma poor wee mammy spent the whole weekend shoppin', cookin ' an' runnin' efter folk........some holiday! It wiz jist a chynge o' sink fur her! Luckily it wiz a big room & kitchen wi' two 'hole-in-the-wa' beds in the kitchen, two double beds an' a bed settee in the big room, so it wiz a' men the room an' wummin in the kitchen.......3 weans tae a bed!

In the evenings, ma mammy, daddy, aunties, uncles, ma brother,ma cousins an' me walked alang the prom wi' oor new cardigans an' jumpers that ma mammy an' aunties goet us fae their menage at the wee knitwear shop (that ah cannae mind the name o') in Springburn Road :-)

45bus
Jan 10 2008, 6:01 AM EST
Dae ye remember the wee shoap at the bottom of Auchinairn Road? Durin' the school summer holidays, we used tae walk fae Milton wi' oor pals tae Springburn Park, the summers a' seemed tae be warm an' sunny in these days. Sometimes we wur lucky enough tae huv 1d ur tuppence tae spend, so we stopped at this wee shoap an' booght some 4-a-penny sweeties before walking up tae the park, we disappeared fur the whole day, oor parents's never worried aboot us. I feel sorry fur the kids the day, they don't know anything about the world we lived in.

wellfield
Jan 10 2008, 1:41 PM EST
Aye'45bus,I think lindamac mentioned that shop. That wee shop was the beginning of my Enterprises. I used to use my" Dinner Money"to buy 5 pack's of Woodbine&Turf and loads o' sweeties,then I'd sell them in the playground at Colston.It did have its' setbacks though,Getting caught by the likes o' Wee wiggy Wilson,or the mad scientist Mr Dean wi' their 2"x1/4"x24" weapon called THE BELT. (KEEP UP THE POSTING,EVERYBODY)

Jimmuck
Jan 10 2008, 8:48 PM EST
Ah mind o' that wee shoap well infact, ah made a mint affa ginger bottles thit ah'd gather fae the midden bins in Stobhill Hospital. Remember "The Springburn Harrier's" wurr jist roonaboot therr?? buncha fellas an' lassies puffin an' pantin' thurr wae aroon Lumloch, ha! ha! "Ah wiss aye'wiss gonnie join them bit thae ran too slow tae beat oannie Polisman ah knew, Ha! Ha! Big Hairy Highlanders caud 'Cameron' an' Findlay'an' gie ye a do'in??? Thae musta thoat thae wurr wrestlin' Heilan Coo's LoL! nivir hurt me ya Big Bazzas! Great Memories, eh?

45bus
Jan 11 2008, 6:54 AM EST
Jimmuck. ma brother an' cousins all ran wi' Springburn Harriers, ah joined fur aboot a year. Ma brother went oan tae run cross-country fur Scotland an' won loads o' cups, shields an' medals. Ma cousin Robert Dalgleish, wiz also wi' Springburn Harriers, he went on organise the sport side of Highland Games in Scotland and all over the world. He brought the marathon to Glasgow. He was awarded the OBE for his services to sport. Sadly he died 17 years ago suddenly at the age of only 51. There was a massive funeral held for him with a big procession and police outriders thru' Glasgow City Centre and on to Glasgow Catherdral where the held a service for him......He wiz fae Ayr Street in Springburn originally but lived in Barmulloch when he died.

wellfield
Jan 11 2008, 11:11 AM EST
Hi 45bus,I'm sure all of Glasgow was very proud of your Brother's acheivements in sports It's funny when you look back,who would have known an OBE would have derived from that wee hut that Jimmuck mentioned,I used to pass by it on my way home from Colston.

dot21
Jan 13 2008, 10:58 AM EST
Do you remember the city bakeries and they had a resturant and reception rooms upstairs I got married in Balornock north church and had my wedding reception in the city bakeries, then everyone went to my sisters in Cumbernauld for a party. Those were the days think the salvation army was playing in the wee lane as we came out also the shop across the road with the two way mirror and we would pretend to be Harry ????? cant remember his second name.

wellfield
Jan 13 2008, 1:12 PM EST
Hi dot21,Ithink it was Houdini,Ah' know it wisne' Harry Lime,cause' he wis' writing his Theme roon' aboot' that time.

MarleneSmith
Jan 13 2008, 2:18 PM EST
Was it Harry Worth ?

Jimmuck
Jan 13 2008, 5:16 PM EST
Ach' yese urr stupitt!! it wiss "Harry Kari" so it wiss, LoL!
Ah did run furr "Scotland" masell, bit it wiss against other 'residents' of English Approved Schools an' ah didnae get the same kinda exposure, lottsa bodyguards an' urra 'protective measures' LoL! Och' c'mon! yoov got tae Laff, huvn't ye??
45Bus?? that wissa a tremendous achievement furr yurr cuzzin eh?? Ah take it he wiss born roonaboot 1949 so me an' W/Field widnae huvv raced against oannie o' them. The Millarbanks St. Flatfitters wiss ma main opposition Ha! Ha!

45bus
Jan 13 2008, 7:51 PM EST
Hahahahahaha Jimmuck, ah'm picturin ' the scene an' laughin' ma heid aff!.....FREEDOM!!!!!

Ma cousin was born about 1939 ur it might huv been 1940, he wiz a lot aulder than me! He didnae dae much runnin' , he wiz merr intae the promotin' side o' things!

dot21
Jan 14 2008, 10:15 AM EST
Hey Marleene I think your correct it was Harry Worth lol

45bus
Jan 14 2008, 1:15 PM EST
Yes, it definitely was Harry Worth :-)

Jimmuck
Jan 15 2008, 10:36 PM EST
So ah'm wrang again, eh?? kin ye make the next question a wee bit easier please???
45bus, we used tae run alangside The Harriers when that wurr dae'in thurr runs, up Auchinairn Rd an' roon the Lumloch, doon bae Wallace's Well an'en up tae Robroyston Hospital an'en alang tae Standburn Rd back up tae Auchinairn an' hame. It wiss rerr fun tae shout them on, eh?? 'Gee up ma cuddy!' "Haw Yoo! it's oan yurr shoooooo!" an' thae widd trip up lookin doon at thurr feet' LoL! We wurr wee Bazzas right enuff! Ha! Ha!

45bus
Jan 16 2008, 5:00 AM EST
So it wiz you hahahahaha...ah remember the first time ma cousin an' me went oot wi Springburn Harriers. We were only wee lassies o' 14 an' tae us the others wur big boays an' lassies.(at least 18). We wur runnin' up Auchinairn Road an' these boays started shoutin' 'Who werrs short shorts?' an' wolf whistlin......Wiz that you Jimmuck? Hahahahaha.....Well wan o' the big lassies telt us tae look straight ahead an' ignore them, but we wur dead embarrassed! ......Ah widnae be so embarrased noo-a-days, ah'd be gled o' a wolf whistle, infact ah'd stoap an' say 'Thank you very much lads' Teeheehee


buntygal
Jan 16 2008, 10:30 AM EST
Re the chip shop in Kay Street just had word back from my friend it used to be call Sutherlands then an Italian couple took it over and they were called Bellini. That's when I remember it. 1948 - 1953 ish. If you didn't have the 2d for a fritter then 1d would get you a bag of the bits of batter ( chitterlings) that stuck to the roof of your mouth after coming out the swimming baths. It was taken over after them and ran into the ground then went on fire...

dot21
Jan 16 2008, 11:40 AM EST
thanks for that ye I remember the bits for a 1d but I liked the rolls with a fritter cant remember how much they were though.

buntygal
Jan 16 2008, 12:38 PM EST
Rolls and fritter were a bit rich for me Dot, never got beyond a fritter. Could've done with one of them the day I fell in the pool with my wellies and big black nap coat on. Just as well I was on the way out at the time,lol.

lindascott-mac
Jan 16 2008, 11:17 PM EST

"Re the chip shop in Kay Street just had word back from my friend it used to be call Sutherlands then an Italian couple took it over and they were called Bellini. That's when I remember it. 1948 - 1953 ish. If you didn't have the 2d for a fritter then 1d would get you a bag of the bits of batter ( chitterlings) that stuck to the roof of your mouth after coming out the swimming baths. It was taken over after them and ran into the ground then went on fire..."

buntygal santis family owned that chippie in kay street by 1968-late 70s I believe ,the family of Santis also owned the big newyorker chippie & steakhouse restraunt attached tae it doon the side street.The santis also bought over a chippie at the side of Galbraths by the 45 bus stop in 70s after the kay street burnt doon as well as buying another wee chippie beside the shevlanes pub? think it was shevlanes as was at the opposite corner of Boundary bar,this was all throughout the 70-80s te Santis family monopolised awe the chippies my parents always preferred the New Yorker as the special fish & chicken suppers were always the best in that yin who knows why they were all the same family using same ingredients .I often mention the newyorkers side street steakhouse but not many folk recall it,our dad always swept the lotta us kids tae dinner there when he had a good win at the horses.

lindascott-mac
Jan 16 2008, 11:23 PM EST
Forgot to mention us kids always had a spam fritter outa santis of Kay street efter the swimming & also at our lunchtimes from school up we would go to get a rolln fritter or spam fritter then a play in the big concrete park as I called it then since it didn't have too much grass like our big springburn park,we loved the huge merrygoround & the 2 slides a baby slide & a monsterous slide we all took turns at daring each other to jump off the roundabout wilst still moving or taking a turn backwards douwn the monsterous sized slide LOL them were the carefree days when weans were safer.


buntygal
Feb 1 2008, 7:14 AM EST
Thanks for that Linda. I remember the Santi's chip shop/ restaurant at the corner of Queenshill Street and Sprinburn Road...I used to work there at night doing the dishes when I was a young mother around 1966/7. They wanted me to work on the counter but I was quite happy being up to my elbows in soapy suds...no dishwashers then,lol. 2/6 an hour I got and if you were lucky a fish supper half way through the shift.

lindascott-mac
Feb 1 2008, 7:53 AM EST

"Thanks for that Linda. I remember the Santi's chip shop/ restaurant at the corner of Queenshill Street and Sprinburn Road...I used to work there at night doing the dishes when I was a young mother around 1966/7. They wanted me to work on the counter but I was quite happy being up to my elbows in soapy suds...no dishwashers then,lol. 2/6 an hour I got and if you were lucky a fish supper half way through the shift."

You are very welcome Buntygal,I loved that special trip to the steakhouse Iam glad you told me the name of that side street as it was making me bonkers trying to recall what it was named.............My friend caroline worked in the new yorker in 1970s as a chipper & dishwasher,she peeled & chipped tha totties as well as done the dishes for the lunchtime rush which wasn't that many folk realy hehehe mostly business men doing lunches with other business men. It sure is a small world isn't it Buntygal? cheers darls tata the now.

45bus
Feb 1 2008, 9:18 AM EST
I'd love to see the old school photos Jim, Hope you can find them.

Jimmuck
Feb 1 2008, 1:31 PM EST
45bus?? ah'm sorry ah jist got back tae this thread, ah keep getting loast an'en ma mammy huss tae cumm an' take me hame, S'worse than a maize oan here Ha! Ha! maize it wiss ah feed Ma Doos. Anyhoo' ah huvv tae confess thit it wiss me an' W/Field thit wiss whistlin at ye, well me maistly furr he wiss aye'wiss eating Penny Dainty'sLoL!

45bus
Feb 2 2008, 6:33 AM EST
Ah widnae get embarrased if ye whistled at me noo Jimmuck......ah'd be grateful! Hahahaha.....Did Wellfield buy heez Penny Dainty in the wee shoap in Auchinairn Road next tae the harriers hut? Whit aboot the gob stoppers that chynged colour..they widnae be allowed noo-a-days ...could choke a wean!

wellfield
Feb 2 2008, 12:34 PM EST
Aye 45bus,I've bought many a sweetie in that wee shop,and many a single fag tae',then i'd head up the golf course lane walkin' oan ma' heels and hoping it's ma' chance tomorrow for the empty Kellogs box for the wee holes in ma' shoe sole.Yi' could always tell the poor yin's,there wee soles always flapped.Christ! Sammy Davis did'ni have a look in when it came tae' tap dancing.

45bus
Feb 2 2008, 3:18 PM EST
Aye 45 bus, ah remember the cardboard inside the shoes and nail polish oan yer nylons tae stoap the them laddering (but you widnae know aboot that...ur wid ye? Haha)

45bus
Feb 2 2008, 3:21 PM EST
Sorry ah wiz takin' tae masel in the last post , ah meant tae say ... 'Aye that's right Wellfield............ (been oan the rid biddy hahahaha)

wellfield
Feb 2 2008, 5:31 PM EST
Aye 45bus,I've seen many a laddered nylon,the kind wi the rubber bands aroon' them tae' haud the toaps' up,Christ, they must have been like turnequette's,and yi'awe' wondered why yi' hid' pins and needles awe' the time,but if yi' really wanted tae' see laddered nylons,just go on that first workers bus in the morning, 'cause that bus was also the bus for these bad lassie's that had been oot' ah' night!! Nae' pointing elbows!!

Jimmuck
Feb 2 2008, 8:50 PM EST
Hoo's sittin aside ye W/F when yurr 'pointin elbows'?? nae lassie ah ivir went wae went hame oan that early bus, jeez! we wurr still drinkin 45bus's V.P. ha! ha!

wellfield
Feb 3 2008, 2:55 AM EST

"Karl Denver was my cousin his Dad and my Mother were brother and sister."

Hi Marlene, It's been driving me batty,ever since you mentioned Karl Denver (Gus) was your 1st cousin.Was there a Bunty Mc Kenzie,I often heard my parents mention a Bunty.

MarleneSmith
Feb 3 2008, 4:10 AM EST
No the name Bunty McKenzie doesn't ring any bells with me, not unless "Bunty" was a nickname.

45bus
Feb 3 2008, 6:11 AM EST

"Aye 45bus,I've seen many a laddered nylon,the kind wi the rubber bands aroon' them tae' haud the toaps' up,Christ, they must have been like turnequette's,and yi'awe' wondered why yi' hid' pins and needles awe' the time,but if yi' really wanted tae' see laddered nylons,just go on that first workers bus in the morning, 'cause that bus was also the bus for these bad lassie's that had been oot' ah' night!! Nae' pointing elbows!!"

Rubber bands tae haud up yer nylons????? Naw that wiz way before ma time, ah wiz only jist gettin' used tae nylons when tights started taking over the fashion stakes (brilliant invention!). As fur the early bus, nae chance!!!! Ma dad wiz so strict. Ah wiznae allowed oot past 9pm (an' ah'm no' kiddin'). Ma man an me wur 21 and engaged when ma dad gied him a terrible tellin' off fur bringing me hame after midnight wan Seturday night!

dot21
Feb 3 2008, 8:58 AM EST
Never mind the rubber bands dae ye no mind when we wore nylons and the button came aff the suspender, we used a wee button and some o ma pals used dolly mixtures if they couldnae find a button. Very hygenic eh!! whit!!

MarleneSmith
Feb 3 2008, 10:51 AM EST
Oh the suspenders and a button, my God that takes me back.
I was walking home from Colston to Petershill Road and half way home this bloke tapped me on the shoulder and said "do you know you've got a button in your stocking" it had come out and worked its way down the back of my leg.
I was so ashamed, all I could say was "aye I know"
I wouldn't have minded had it been a nice pearl button, but it was a bloody navy blue thing. ha ha

wellfield
Feb 3 2008, 12:35 PM EST
Aye ah' this talk a'boot suspenders. This quote wis' heard up at the Springburn Plots,a wee boy say's tae' his Granny: Hey Grann'y,don't bend ow'er in the tottie patch, them' Totties hiv' got eyes!

Jimmuck
Feb 3 2008, 3:44 PM EST
Ye must have been black affrontitt Marlene eh?? tho' ah widnae huvv minded eatin' thae dolly mixtures thit dot21 is talkin aboot, LoL! If that auld granny wiss Maggie Smith who midwifed aw' us wains oan Cowlairs Rd?? WoWeeeee! thae totties widda went blind!

45bus
Today, 10:55 AM EST

"Diz any body remember the wee knitwear shoap oan Springburn Road, it wiz oan the bend jist before Petershill Road? Ma mammy wiz in the menage there an' we a' goet new fancy cardigans wi' pom poms an' things fur oor holidays at the ferr in Rothesay"

Ah've jist remembered the name o' that shop. it was 'Perivale's Knitwear'

stevedr
26 minutes ago

"Re Lizzie MacFarlane's shop on Springburn rd : I found this info in a book I have about Springburns Cinemas,Iguess there were more than we thought.There was an old Prince's built in1914 it 1000,then a new one built in Nov 1937.The last show was 27 july 1968,then there was another,before our time.In 1911 there was one called the ''Wee Electric""it was 341 Springburn rd,next door to Sam Hoey's Emporium,it said that the back courts were on the rooftops of the Cinema,it sat 500 people.In 1925 it changed it's name to the Royal,It closed in 1930.The entrance was then converted into Lizzie MacFarlanes fancy goods and domestic utensils shop,The auditorium became The Oxford Billiard Hall,entered via the close at 339.This was owned by Oscar Catini,whose Relatives had the fish and chip restaurant on the corner,later to become Andy Robert's bookie's,and then Prize Bingo. THEN! youv'e had your chips,The whole lot's a gonner."

excellent work w/f!