First opening in 1926, the Locarno Ballroom on Sauchiehall Street was known as Glasgow’s finest dance hall.
Young lovers flocked to the venue, and it quickly gained a reputation as a prime date spot.
Each night, couples would trot their way round the dance floor - while single men and women would be keeping a beady eye out for a partner.
Although the dance hall was closed over a period of time from 1929 to 1934, the Locarno's survived through the Second World War and all the way up to the Swinging Sixties.
After the rise of the discotheque, in favour of more traditional dancing venues, Locarno’s was renamed Tiffany’s before becoming Zanzibar.
The venue eventually became a casino in the 70s.
Decades before this, the building originally housed the Charing Cross Electric Theatre - first opened in May 1910.
The first purpose-built cinema in Glasgow, the theatre was designed by architect Alex Duncan.
Locarno’s began popping up across the UK in the 20s with venues in Dundee, Montrose, Aberdeen and Edinburgh - including several more in England.
The chain took its name from the Locarno treaties of 1925.
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These agreements were negotiated in Locarno, Switzerland, and sought to secure post-war territorial settlement - also stating that Germany would never go to war with the other countries - an agreement that raised false hopes of lasting peace.
During its heyday, Locarno was home to the Scottish Professional Dancing Championships - first held in 1928.
The championship was the first of its kind in Scotland, with Glaswegians Alex Warren and Cecilia Bristow taking home the crown in the opening year.
The hall, formally known as the Locarno Palais de Dance, often provided professional displays as well as instructional classes.
Locarno's was part of Glasgow’s thriving dance hall scene, with hundreds of venues across the city; though few were as well attended as Locarno.
The venue hosted it's first, and presumably only wedding in 1949.
The couple, Lilias Sutherland and Jimmy Hood, had met right there on the dancefloor a few years prior.
On the spot where they first danced cheek to cheek, the two made their vows with a troop of bagpipers lining the floor.
Reportedly, the newlyweds began married life with a home full of furniture and home equipment - a gift from Locarno management.
In 1967, Otis Redding made his first - and last - trip to Scotland to perform at Locarno.
The King of Soul took to the stage on March 30, with tickets as cheap as just £1.
With Glasgow crowds having a rowdy reputation, it's no surprise that Redding found himself continuously pulled into the crowd - and with the balcony running right around the hall, drummer Al Jackson found himself nearly crushed by excitable fans.
Today, the building is category B listed due to its architectural and cultural significance - and still houses dancers to this day.
The Garage, Scotland’s biggest nightclub, has its main auditorium in part of what was once Locarno’s.
Take a look at the decades of history housed in the building with our photo gallery below.
