Slum housing at Lawmoor Street, Hutchesontown, June 1947

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Slum housing at Lawmoor Street, Hutchesontown,
June 1947
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Charlotte Lane, Central Area of Glasgow, January
1947
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Children playing outside the tennements
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Public areas were given to wash and hang laundry
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Peoples Palace Originally a Steamie and public
library for the poor people of Glasgow
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Glasgow Green. Now a park space was given for
hanging laundry. It is the only public place in
Glasgow you may currently hang your laundry
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Gorbals Library 1930. Similar to the one John
visits
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Inside a steamie
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Inside a steamie (check the pram on the right
side)
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Public Baths. THEY ARE NOT BATHTUBS THEY ARE
SWIMMING POOLS
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Baths as converted for modern use
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Ingredients were added to the water which were
believed to help health and wellbeing
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Deconstruction 1970s
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The Location of Glasgow's Four Peripheral Estates
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Building the housing scheme 1950s
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The 1950s dream
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50s dream. Notice the lack of infrastructure (eg.
Roads, parks etc)
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50s dream almost complete
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Same housing estate now.
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Some places are being fixed up
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Others are being knocked down and rebuilt
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The steamie was written in the late
eightiesits first performance was in 1989.
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