Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 11:05am Thu 27 Mar 08
Why does so much of the ET reportage sound as if it's been lifted from a marketing brochure:
[quote]... will provide an ideal link between the SECC and the heart of Glasgow.[/quote]
Can we just have the facts please?
That said, it was great to see Glasgow's own 'Wall Street', the International Financial Services District, get a wee mention after it has been hidden away at the back of the wardrobe like an embarrassing pull-over. Just a shame the IFSD is going to shed hundreds of jobs this year as part of the economic crisis in financial services... to think it was once touted as Glasgow [italic]great white hope[/italic]!
Why does so much of the ET reportage sound as if it's been lifted from a marketing brochure:
... will provide an ideal link between the SECC and the heart of Glasgow.
Can we just have the facts please?
That said, it was great to see Glasgow's own 'Wall Street', the International Financial Services District, get a wee mention after it has been hidden away at the back of the wardrobe like an embarrassing pull-over. Just a shame the IFSD is going to shed hundreds of jobs this year as part of the economic crisis in financial services... to think it was once touted as Glasgow
great white hope!
Posted by: barnetto, glasgow south on 11:18am Thu 27 Mar 08
with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
Posted by: zipper, Glasgow on 11:35am Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]barnetto[/bold] wrote:
with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense [/quote] Geez some spelling lessons I think
developers go home ! FFS
indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict
that would be best for Glasgow
Sometimes I despair
barnetto wrote:
with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
Geez some spelling lessons I think
developers go home ! FFS
indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict
that would be best for Glasgow
Sometimes I despair
Posted by: hongkongphooey, Glasgow on 11:46am Thu 27 Mar 08
Glasgow has a surplus of studio/1/2 bed new builds. Look at the flats in Wallace Street which are all being repossessed and auctioned. Takes more than calling something an 'Urban Village' to want people to move next to Kingston Bridge.
Glasgow has a surplus of studio/1/2 bed new builds. Look at the flats in Wallace Street which are all being repossessed and auctioned. Takes more than calling something an 'Urban Village' to want people to move next to Kingston Bridge.
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 11:56am Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]zipper[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]barnetto[/bold] wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense [/quote] Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair [/quote] Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life.
Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this!
zipper wrote:
barnetto wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair
Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life.
Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this!
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 12:05pm Thu 27 Mar 08
hongkongphooey, I noticed that in The Herald's Homes section: all those Wallace Street flats being sold off on the cheap like some huge end-of-season sale... and some prices were referred to as 'Guide Price' which I'd never seen before.
hongkongphooey, I noticed that in The Herald's Homes section: all those Wallace Street flats being sold off on the cheap like some huge end-of-season sale... and some prices were referred to as 'Guide Price' which I'd never seen before.
Posted by: hongkongphooey, Glasgow on 12:13pm Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Sydney Meriwether[/bold] wrote:
hongkongphooey, I noticed that in The Herald's Homes section: all those Wallace Street flats being sold off on the cheap like some huge end-of-season sale... and some prices were referred to as 'Guide Price' which I'd never seen before.[/quote] If it says 'Guide Price' it means it is being auctioned. I think half the block is empty. Some of the pictures on rightmove are scary - kitchens/flooring/wi
ring ripped out and 'Do Not Use' on the toilet and sinks. Maybe that is the reality of an 'Urban Village'.
Sydney Meriwether wrote:
hongkongphooey, I noticed that in The Herald's Homes section: all those Wallace Street flats being sold off on the cheap like some huge end-of-season sale... and some prices were referred to as 'Guide Price' which I'd never seen before.
If it says 'Guide Price' it means it is being auctioned. I think half the block is empty. Some of the pictures on rightmove are scary - kitchens/flooring/wi
ring ripped out and 'Do Not Use' on the toilet and sinks. Maybe that is the reality of an 'Urban Village'.
Posted by: jim, Glasgow on 12:51pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Glassgow!
Posted by: Sydney Meriwether, Glasgow on 12:53pm Thu 27 Mar 08
That really is sad, behind everyone of these auctions is probably someone trying their best for a new start, they must be totally gutted!
That really is sad, behind everyone of these auctions is probably someone trying their best for a new start, they must be totally gutted!
Posted by: Tarry breeks, Partick on 1:40pm Thu 27 Mar 08
the building is hardly inspiring, at least glasgow harbour is interesting to look at. This looks (from the tiny ET picture) boring, uninspired and unattractive. We'll be tearing it down in 20 years. How about some iconic new buildings in Glasgow like the London gherkin?
the building is hardly inspiring, at least glasgow harbour is interesting to look at. This looks (from the tiny ET picture) boring, uninspired and unattractive. We'll be tearing it down in 20 years. How about some iconic new buildings in Glasgow like the London gherkin?
Posted by: zathrus, Glasgow on 1:50pm Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]The Missing City[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]zipper[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]barnetto[/bold] wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense [/quote] Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair [/quote] Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life.
Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this![/quote] Such naivety, skyscrapers are across the whole world, not just America and America didnt invent high rise buildings, i remember that Scotland had some high rises centuries ago, ive just found it, its mentioned here
http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Edinburgh
Adam Smith, a Scotsman was probably the most influential individual in economics and most modern countries base their economy of his principles and that includes the USA...so what you are saying is that if some other country finds a way of being more successful (ie building high rises) then we shouldnt use it? thats absolutely ridiculous...
The Missing City wrote:
zipper wrote:
barnetto wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair
Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life.
Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this!
Such naivety, skyscrapers are across the whole world, not just America and America didnt invent high rise buildings, i remember that Scotland had some high rises centuries ago, ive just found it, its mentioned here
http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Edinburgh
Adam Smith, a Scotsman was probably the most influential individual in economics and most modern countries base their economy of his principles and that includes the USA...so what you are saying is that if some other country finds a way of being more successful (ie building high rises) then we shouldnt use it? thats absolutely ridiculous...
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 2:14pm Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]zathrus[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]The Missing City[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]zipper[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]barnetto[/bold] wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense [/quote] Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair [/quote] Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life. Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this![/quote] Such naivety, skyscrapers are across the whole world, not just America and America didnt invent high rise buildings, i remember that Scotland had some high rises centuries ago, ive just found it, its mentioned here http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Edinburgh Adam Smith, a Scotsman was probably the most influential individual in economics and most modern countries base their economy of his principles and that includes the USA...so what you are saying is that if some other country finds a way of being more successful (ie building high rises) then we shouldnt use it? thats absolutely ridiculous...[/quote] Ah yes, you refer to the big buioldings which libne the Grassmarket, Canongate etc. Yes - some of those were portrayed as slums back in the day for which some of these in the "OLD TOWN" were subsequently removed earlier last century.
These old stones are not quite on the same par as the hideous eyesores we have seen here, nor are they on a par with the giant Woolworths building or the Empire Ste in Neew York City, but I bet more thought and imaginatuion went into creating those buildings compared to the crap we see today.
Adam Smith was an economist - wrote the Wealth of Nations and studied at the old Glasgow University in the High Street alongside James Watt from Greenock.
Insulting one's intelligence as to merely try and make people feel stupid is one thing, but my info is from the top of my head and not from the Internet, unlike the info you provided yourself ;-)
zathrus wrote:
The Missing City wrote: zipper wrote: barnetto wrote: with an all time shortage of affordable housing in Britain I hope I'm not alone when I say DEVELOPERS GO HOME! Geez some hooses wi gairdens and drying ropes - nane o yer penthouse nonsense
Geez some spelling lessons I think developers go home ! FFS indeed Why don’t we just leave the land derelict that would be best for Glasgow Sometimes I despair
Zipper, maybe your looking for comeback from Barnetto, don't know who they are but I think they are referring to building human scale proprty instead of Yankee Doodle Dandy type skyscrapers that have no connection to Glasgow. Of course all this Wall Street stuff is there to make us believe we are already American and that we should follow the American way of life. Of course it is true to an extent with the guns and the booze problems as well as the pramface mums high on crack - so maybe these new builds are a symbol of such achievements as those who I have mentioned will never have a share of this!
Such naivety, skyscrapers are across the whole world, not just America and America didnt invent high rise buildings, i remember that Scotland had some high rises centuries ago, ive just found it, its mentioned here http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Edinburgh Adam Smith, a Scotsman was probably the most influential individual in economics and most modern countries base their economy of his principles and that includes the USA...so what you are saying is that if some other country finds a way of being more successful (ie building high rises) then we shouldnt use it? thats absolutely ridiculous...
Ah yes, you refer to the big buioldings which libne the Grassmarket, Canongate etc. Yes - some of those were portrayed as slums back in the day for which some of these in the "OLD TOWN" were subsequently removed earlier last century.
These old stones are not quite on the same par as the hideous eyesores we have seen here, nor are they on a par with the giant Woolworths building or the Empire Ste in Neew York City, but I bet more thought and imaginatuion went into creating those buildings compared to the crap we see today.
Adam Smith was an economist - wrote the Wealth of Nations and studied at the old Glasgow University in the High Street alongside James Watt from Greenock.
Insulting one's intelligence as to merely try and make people feel stupid is one thing, but my info is from the top of my head and not from the Internet, unlike the info you provided yourself ;-)
Posted by: Brad, Glasgow on 5:00pm Thu 27 Mar 08
It's good to see something about to start on the Clyde, even if it is just an identikit office block - the only cranes in recent times have been public sector ones - not a great vote of confidence in Glasgow's economic vigour!
It's good to see something about to start on the Clyde, even if it is just an identikit office block - the only cranes in recent times have been public sector ones - not a great vote of confidence in Glasgow's economic vigour!
Posted by: theshawl, Glasgow on 9:06am Mon 31 Mar 08
Did any of you go to school? Very few of you seem educated. Stop moaning. Glasgow is a great city. Houses with gardens will never be built in the commercial city centre so brownfield sites should be redeveloped for business. You all seem to forget the number of jobs created in construction from the designer, solicitors through to the painter at the end. Come on wize up and start being positive.
Did any of you go to school? Very few of you seem educated. Stop moaning. Glasgow is a great city. Houses with gardens will never be built in the commercial city centre so brownfield sites should be redeveloped for business. You all seem to forget the number of jobs created in construction from the designer, solicitors through to the painter at the end. Come on wize up and start being positive.
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