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.
![Asian and European traders explain the new 'exotic' fruits, vegetables and spices (okra, ginger, mangoes, aubergine) on sale at the fruit market in Glasgow in December 1971.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdiNDEyY2Y3LWZiMGYtNGQxYS05YTI0LWVlN2E1ODExNWQ3ZDo2YzRmODQ2NS01Y2E3LTQzYjEtYjZiOC0zMDgxNjI5NDhhNzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Fruit market (1971)
Asian and European traders explain the new 'exotic' fruits, vegetables and spices (okra, ginger, mangoes, aubergine) on sale at the fruit market in Glasgow in December 1971.Photo: TSPL
![Govan-born Jimmy Reid stands as one of the great University of Glasgow Rectors having been elected to the post in 1971. He was voted in as Rector the same year the work-in began.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/26/11/51/Media_168116_smxx.jpg.jpg?trim=36,0,36,0&crop=&width=450)
10. Jimmy Reid
Govan-born Jimmy Reid stands as one of the great University of Glasgow Rectors having been elected to the post in 1971. He was voted in as Rector the same year the work-in began. | University of Glasgow
![Merrill, Jay and Wayne Osmond performing with American pop group The Osmonds, at the Apollo, Glasgow, on the British leg of their European tour, 25 October 1973.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/02/25/10/08/GettyImages-185844006.jpg.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. The Osmonds at The Apollo
Merrill, Jay and Wayne Osmond performing with American pop group The Osmonds, at the Apollo, Glasgow, on the British leg of their European tour, 25 October 1973. | Getty Images
![Peter Cormack and Bobby Moore both challenge for the ball during a match at Hampden Park in Glasgow in May 1971.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/09/13/07/GettyImages-1627200.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Hampden Park 1971
Peter Cormack and Bobby Moore both challenge for the ball during a match at Hampden Park in Glasgow in May 1971. | Getty Images