A series of photos have been unearthed showing Glasgow's Merchant City in the 1970s when swanky wine bars and restaurants were thin on the ground.
Captured in May 1975, while Glasgow was famously celebrating its 800th anniversary, the images shows the city's now stylish Merchant City looking distinctly unfashionable and grime-ridden.
Around Candleriggs, derelict buildings with boarded up shops are commonplace in the Seventies scenes.
