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Jimbo wrote:I think there were 2 in Shawlands, the Embassy http://www.theglasgowstory.com/imagevie ... =TGSA00312
and the Waverly aka the ABC Shawlands http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/23093

Hi Jimbo,
That's great those photo links you supplied, I went to the Waverly a good few times and later when it changed it's name to the ABC, the Embassy now I remember that name but where abouts was it in the Shawlands Jimbo please ?.

Danny

Danny, it was at 146 Kilmarnock Road

Jimbo wrote:

Embassy Map.jpg

Danny, it was at 146 Kilmarnock Road

Hi Jimbo,
Thanks a million mate I remember it now although I never went there Jimbo, thank you very much for all your photo links and taking me back down memory lane.

Danny

Hi Jimbo

Thanks so much for posting those websites...when I saw the Waverely that took me back to a Saturday afternoon...we used to scour the churches for a scramble to get money for the pictures..and then went to a cafe I think was called 'The Swallow' for an ice cream. I remember this cafe had the biggest boxes of chocolates I have ever seen and the were on a shelf high up behind the counter.

Thanks for bringing back some memories.
Rosemary

Hi Jimbo. Danny. Josie & Redscot you are all doing great but you have missed one in Shawlands, give you a clue it's a name of an animal HA!HA! One of the picture houses old buildings still stands it's right right facing Shawlands academy on a corner and when you go down it it takes you out to Minard road. Redcoat there is a big cafe on tha same corner at Minard road was that the cafe you went to as it has been there for years??
Jimbo all your sites are brilliant, I'll have to stop coming on here as my housework is getting neglected maybe hire a wee cleaning lady if the goverment would put my pension up to pay for it. Now how about the Govanhill area how many??? went to them all looking for talent (never got any) couldn't have been good looking in my younger days to attract them.
Amelia x

Redscot just noticed after reading my posting I am calling you redcoat my apologies it's the old brain no working right.
Amelia x

I'm sure there was an Elephant in Shawlands!

Edit: I knew I should have looked for the Elephant! > http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/glasgow/elephant.html

'nother Edit!: interesting trivia about A.E. Pickard (first owner of the "White Elephant") http://www.monklands.co.uk/pans/pickard.htm

Here's a real treasure trove of Glasgow Cinemas > http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/glasgow/

Hi, was the Cinerama pictures not up by Eglinton Toll near to a dance hall ? Frank OZ

Frank
Thanks for reply but my memories are mainly as a 5 to 7 year old and although
in the blink of an eye all those years have come and gone I think I like most other folk
living in the Gorbals then were all although we did not know it at the time in "survival"
mode. I ran the Glasgow Marathon in 1986 and we finished at The Glasgow Green
but my everlasting memory was apart from getting two Mars bars at end was
running through the Gorbals and lots of children were standing holding sweets up for the
runners to take. The sugar in take for me was great but for me I was overwhelmed by there
generosity. Once again thanks and if you wish to give me an up date on Big John then
my
e mail is reg@lepetitoliver.com

Regards Reg