Here’s a short story set in a 1950/60s Glasgow steamie — one of the communal wash houses that were once a lifeline for working-class families: The photo is original I just used AI to bring it to life for you all to enjoy. --- “A Thursday at the Steamie” The air in the wash house was thick with steam and gossip. The great iron tubs hissed like kettles, and the smell of soap flakes and damp cotton clung to everything — even the women’s hair. Maggie stood over her washboard, sleeves rolled to the e

Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow, filmed on a baking hot day in July 1990 as the city was in the middle of its year-long run as European Capital of Culture. This was the year of Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti, the Rolling Stones, and The Big Day, the largest free music festival ever to be held in Scotland which drew crowds of 300,000 across its city centre venues. It was also the year of the inaugural Glasgow International Jazz and Folk Festival, the Glasgow's Glasgow exhibition, and the first ev