The seventies was a defining decade for Glasgow as the city was totally transformed as many Glaswegians moved out of inner city slums into new housing estates on the outskirts of the city.
It was a decade that saw Richard Nixon become the only US President in history to resign from his position following the Watergate scandal, films such as The Godfather, Star Wars and Grease appeared on screens for the first time, Billy Connolly rose to prominence and the UK faced political unrest as Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979.
Glasgow was a hub for live music with many legendary bands appearing at Green’s Playhouse which was renamed The Apollo in September 1973. Hampden Park also once again played host to a European Cup final with Bayern Munich facing Saint-Etienne in the showpiece event in 1976.
Here are 70 pictures which show the changing face of Glasgow and city life during the seventies.
It was a decade that saw Richard Nixon become the only US President in history to resign from his position following the Watergate scandal, films such as The Godfather, Star Wars and Grease appeared on screens for the first time, Billy Connolly rose to prominence and the UK faced political unrest as Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979.
![A view down Gordon Street in Glasgow city centre in 1974.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/17/9/24/download%20%282%29.png.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=600)
65. Gordon Street
A view down Gordon Street in Glasgow city centre in 1974. | Virtual Mitchell
![St Paul's and St David's Ramshorn Church pictured from Candleriggs in April 1975.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/04/09/12/31/download%20%281%29.png.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=600)
66. The Ramshorn
St Paul's and St David's Ramshorn Church pictured from Candleriggs in April 1975. | Virtual Mitchell
![A section of the road at Clarkston Toll in Glasgow, after a faulty gas main exploded killing 20 shoppers and injuring hundreds in October 1971.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFmNWJmZGZkLWViYTctNGE3Mi1iYWFhLWQzNDM4YWEwZjZkZTpmNzExMzBlZS1mMzJmLTQ2ZjktYmZiNS1hNTBkY2E1M2NjMzE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
67. Clarkston Toll (1971)
A section of the road at Clarkston Toll in Glasgow, after a faulty gas main exploded killing 20 shoppers and injuring hundreds in October 1971.Photo: Allan Milligan & Stan Warburton
![The corner of Bell Street and Albion Street captured in August 1975. The corner is now home to O'Neills.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/04/09/12/44/download%20%2811%29.png.jpg?trim=104,55,108,28&crop=&width=600)
68. Bell Street (1975)
The corner of Bell Street and Albion Street captured in August 1975. The corner is now home to O'Neills. | Virtual Mitchell