It was the plush hotel that hosted a thousand Glaswegian weddings and was once described by an American visitor as "one of the finest and best-appointed hotels in Europe" - but that couldn't stop the relentless approach of the M8 Motorway.
For generations, the Grand Hotel, which was situated at Charing Cross, the famous crossroads linking the city centre with the fashionable West End, was among the most luxurious places to spend the night in the entire city.
Having played host to countless wedding receptions, company parties, ceilidhs and grand balls and dinners, the four-storey landmark was razed in the 1960s as the M8 callously charged through the district, all but wiping it from the map.
