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The changing face of Paisley
Looking along the High Street from the top of New Street about 1988, and 2019

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Cart Walk, seen from Cart Street at the bottom of Thread Street, about 1957. Abbey Bridge carrying Bridge Street across the River with the popular and fondly remembered 'Lighthouse' Pub at the top of the Lane.

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New Sneddon Street in the 60's almost completely 'industrial' as is seen here in the older photo looking North from Smiths Lane.

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The changing face of Paisley
Back Sneddon Street as seen from Old Sneddon Street back in the 60's. Trinity Church sneeks into frame at the extreme right. The Gas Board Showroom moved to Gauze Street and the buildings were demolished to make way for Paisleys One-way System

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The changing face of Paisley
Moss Street, c.1954, and looking North towards the Railway Bridge......
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The changing Face of Paisley
St James Street at the corner with Caledonia Street c.1960 and Bunty Lambs Pub before the upper stories were removed, the Pub had a few names changes including The Sheeps Head and the Elbow Room before finally submitting to decline

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The changing Face of Paisley
Looking at Lawn Street from Gauze Street c.1975, Arnotts Department Store, fondly remembered, sorely missed by many and now redeveloped into apartments and of course the popular 'Pendulum' Restaurant

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Another great "Then" image from the Heritage Library, a black and white image of Causeyside Street taken from Canal Street in 1958.
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The changing Face of Paisley
Lonend at Blackhall Street c.1957 and again 2020. Quite a comparison with the old tenements of No's 63 - 77 being demolished to be replaced by the Silver Thread Hotel in the earlier part of the 70's.

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The changing Face of Paisley
No's 8 - 12 Abercorn Street in the1960's and the same site today, back in the day Forresters for Steel was in the Red Brick building (now Gennaro Glass & Glazing) and O'Mays Bakery and Shop at the other end of the block, now AAA Motorcycles

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The changing Face of Paisley
Carbrook Street c.1965 showing No's 2 - 6 not long before demolition to make way for the Maisonettes still in situ, the School at the top of the street survived into the early Eighties I believe ?.
And today.....

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Wellmeadow Street from Sandholes as it was about 1976, and as it is today

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Neilston Road
Looking at Neilston Road at Stock Street as it was about 1965 with Hoods Grocers on the corner, and again about 2015, the Co-op signage has changed since then and we've lost the Bank of Scotland ...

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@CrewDarkwood No definately the Racecourse 😉

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Royal Highland Show, Paisley
The RHS's 111th show took place at St James Park (The Racecourse), Paisley between 20th and 23rd June, 1950, its second time here since 1913,....
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Maison Central Hairdressing Salon at 24 Broomlands Street, C.1970. Pulled down in the latter part of the 70's it was dormant ground until redeveloped by the building of Gallows Green Road about 1995
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Paisley Cross and the Cenotaph c.1930's

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High Street
This weeks 'Then' Photo from the Heritage Library is a Charles Soutar look at No.44 High Street as it was at the latter end of the 50's and into the 60's.
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Glasgow Road
Standard Tram 986 heading towards Elderslie via Paisley Cross, picking up and setting down passengers on Glasgow Road, outside what is now Iceland.
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@hamishes 😂😂

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High Street
No.32 High Street in the mid seventies, the Liberal Club, the Hosiery Shop, Harry Fentons and Hepworths