With the benefit of hindsight it all sounds rather fanciful, but there was a time when the powers that be were envisaging a Fritz Lang-style future where Glasgow locals travelled to and from work - by helicopter.
Back in 1959 talks were held between the Glasgow Corporation and the Ministry of Civil Aviation regarding two possible city centre sites, one at Glasgow Green, the other at Kingston Dock, that could be suitable for a new heliport.
The dream of public helicopter travel had been mooted in the early part of the decade, with many aviation industry experts predicting that the famous 'whirly bird' would transform our daily lives "even more than the jet engine" and that within just a few short years every large or medium-sized town in the country would have its own central helipad station.
