"Hi Betty,
it sounds like we moved in the same social circles ! one of my best friends was Edie West ~ Margaret Forbes always wore her hair in pigtails ! my other pal was Gracie Carr (now passed away ) from Memel St ~ her son is married to my oldest daughter ~ her brother Richard Carr was in OUR Fiona on the sites class I think~ he has just re~ married after being a widower for many years ! ~ Elma Tinlin married Gordon Flannigan from Huntington Place & I know them well Gordon went to The Albert when I did ~ ~ My youngest Daughter Fiona lives in Niagara Falls ~ Elma has a sister Catherine & the Tinlins lived beside my sister in Elmvale St ~ also next door to Dennis Herraghty who is on the site !
In fact my daughter had a BIG 70's party a few months ago & I met Elma's cousin Christine ( Tinlin? )who was from Hillkirk Street, do you recall that awful house fire there ? it was her mothers house ~ she is married to Francie Foy & they live in Hamilton, Canada ~ she has brilliant memories of Springburn !
Chic Coffils was a great pal of my dads ~ Gracie's dad Tommy Carr was also a well known accordian player and artist in Springbvurn..
There was an Ian Morrison in my class , he had red hair & is in my class photo from Elmvale ! My sister had a best pal Mary Nelson lived one up in Memel Street at The Blocks end , we lived at Hawthorn end ~ when I was home in October I see they are building new homes where Blackthorn & Hickory St once were ! my side of Memel & my old close is still there !
No wonder all that square area collapsed as it was all built on old mine shafts! mind you the houses lasted a LOT of years !! ( from 1930's ?)
Gosh Betty we sure had the charmed life growing up in Springburn ~ not much money ~ but tons of carefree fun..................great to hear from you !! cheers Flora"

"I have just had a look at the lovely photos of Springburn Park and it brought back great memories of when I would go there with my pals in the summer. We usually went on the boats, had a shot on the swings, played putting, tried playing tennis but was never very good at it, went into the hot house and into the Rockery. I was there again this summer with my grandson and everything just seemed so bare. A lady said to us not to go near the boating pond as there was usually men sitting drinking beer there and the dogs that they had with them were quite fierce and this was at 11.30 in the morning. Such a change from the 1950's."

"Just wondering if anyone has any info or photos of viewpoint road from 1938 onwards . Thanks "

"I can hardly believe what I,m seeing. The kitchen window of the house I was born in on Petershill Road, hope I;m right. Clark's pub was on the corner when you turned and a few closes along was no. 13 across from Dibble's the bakery. We were one up"