Me and my mate stayed here for a couple of weeks back in October 1997 whilst on a resettlement course at Richies. We were on the 20th floor in the first block which was a YMCA. On the first day we stood out on the balcony and spotted the supermarket and small shops and said we'll go there tomorrow to get some supplies. 6am my mate is banging on my door.....come and look at this....the supermarket was on fire and there was half a dozen fire engines tackling the blaze....it was completely destroyed! For the following weeks we watched the local kids looting the burnt out remains. I learnt later that the huge amount of water that the Fire Brigade poured on it flooded the underground bingo hall and bar and damaged it beyond repair. That was an interesting time in Springburn at the Red Road Flats!
Listening to them describe life in the 80/90’s there was really shocking to me and I only live 8 miles away. The poverty divide between the inner city and the suburban areas is still rife today. I bet the original residents who moved there when they were built were just happy not to have to use a communal toilet at the back of a dark dirty rat ridden tenement at 2am when it’s freezing, windy and pissing it down outside. Going by stories from my papa.
I grew up in a "bad" area of Edinburgh but yknow what? Bet I was happier in that housing scheme than kids these days with smart phones and social media
I lived in south side Glasgow for 4 years, near Govan Hill. If it was not for some of the locals, I think I would have hung myself. The local people are great fun and a serious back up if required.
@@glasgowrangers5583 anything above the m8 is north (which ends at milton/springburn/barmulloch), anything to the east of high street is east (which ends at toryglen), anything to the west of the m8 is west (which ends at anniesland/jordanhill/whiteinch). the boundary between west and north is the bit between maryhill road, great western road and the kelvin (its vague)
Can we just take a moment to remember the “White Mice”. The men who unknowingly while building these flats were exposed to deadly asbestos & killed them. Their families still fight for justice. Glasgow Remembers 🙏🏻
@Matt Quinn - Caledonian TV I’m genuinely sorry to hear that. I grew up across the road from the 3 flats on St George’s road (Cedar court). I remember in the mid 80’s families were decanted out so the council could remove the asbestos in the flats so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that yourself & many others were exposed to the deadly stuff. From the little I know about it there are 2 types. Blue & white, the latter being the deadly one. It has to be broken or disturbed for the spores to go in to the air & inhaled, tiny microscopic spores.
Thanks Caitlin for posting this and the work it entailed. I spent some time also in Red Road using the YMCA for cheap digs working at the Cali, the railworks in Springburn for Railcare. It was an eye opener for sure roughly around 1997/98 watching the local gangs fight from the top storey bar/restaurant. The daily tours with the police helicopters separating Springburn/Royston kids battling. I knew an ex squaddie use the local shops and was turned over by kids no older than 11 at knife point, shook him up. A guy I worked with Ian from Ferryhill Durham settled with a lass up there. I enjoyed Glasgow, some cracking people and the bants at work between the old firm was unreal. I was speaking recently to a glaswegian lad who told me the flats were gone, sad, obviously steeped in history both good and bad due to poverty in the area. Fond memories of Wully Broon from Bishop Briggs who used to get me tickets for the Gers, met some Brill Celtic lads too. Happy times.
+Michelle Rice I Agree Our Politicians Complain There's A Housing Shortage Yet They Destroyed Red Road/Sandiefield/Norfolk Court Places Built For The Underclass. Afterwards They Then Replace These Housing Block's With Luxury Condos That Will House Less And Few Will Be Able To Afford
@Bolt x I too didn't live in Red Road but I stayed up the high flats in Paisley and had family living in a number of different blocks across Glasgow, on a personal level I met nice people in the high flats and had a fantastic house but the area and people that surrounded us made it a very dangerous and unpleasant place to be
They still don't understand that. They destroyed some here in France , rebuild brand new ones and oh surprise the same issues. Moving people don't change issues.
Thanks for this Catrin, I used to live in the Red Road, YMCA Block, 9th floor, late 80's. I did the demolition films but this gives a good bit of context too. I'm going back soon and want to check how much thing s have changed. I stayed in Ruchill too and that looks completely different on google earth.
Should get those men that designed these bloody eyesores to live in them😮😮 I doubt it very much they are a eyesore no garden's nowhere for the children to play. God what were they thinking !!!!!!🙏😮
There's nothing wrong with highrise flats, I live in a highrise in Salford Greater Manchester and the flats are nice, it's just a shame that it's some of the scummy people the housing put in them.
I agree I lived there in the mid 90's. I still miss the great neighbours I had in my landing and my wee flat. It was really handy for the town as well. I used to walk to tower records from there. But of course that was in my twenties I couldn't handle such a walk nowadays but back then it was nothing to walk to tower records so Glasgow city was handy for me at the time. Of course now I live in a very nice home and feels like I come a long way since those days. But all this said I actually still miss my wee flat, the neighbours and the view out the window. ;)
The concierge were great back then too. Made you feel safe. One guy in the lift I knew actially was joking around in the lift with a knife. They asked me about it and pulled him up for it. But still it was nice to have that security. I have good memories living there to be honest. Some of the happiest times of my life and I miss seeing them in the skyline. Almost like losing an old friend. :,(
Nothing wrong with high-rise towerblocks?! It's a disgrace for humanity! Those UK 60's towerblocks were and are way too giant: so many people living in small, damp and grimmy little rooms with 30(!!) floors. I call that unresponsible, dangerous and depressing! They shouldn't have been built in the first place. No wonder they became and become crime ridden shit holes were only the desperate move(d) in or flung themselves from the floors. I read many stories about those places and seen many videos plus peoples stories about living in the blocks or from people who once lived in them, they might have been okay for a short while when they came fresh on the market but I don't call this way of living healthy. They turned into dark shit holes and blocks like the Red Road can't be simply controlled. Nothing is wrong with highrise living as long the appartments are well equipped, spacious and at its most 10 to 12 floors. And very important: high maintenance is a must! I do agree people make the difference in the end, you have to make something of it where ever you live but it's easier when things around you are well organized and supported by everyone in the community! I saw the movie Red Road and read the book by Irvine.....towerblocks like these do have something creepy and fascinating but I never hope I have to move in one day!
@@annemariecandyflip6531 well actually living at Red Road were some of the best years of my life. Lived there mid to late 90's. It was clean tbh the only good and clean looking thing about Springburn at the time anyway. It was nice living there and had some of the best neighbours I ever had since living there. So much so I actually miss them..my advice to you is don't be so critical of something you clearly haven't experienced yourself. But then this said I did go back for a visit like to reminisce and take photos of the red Road flats where I used to live and felt quite sad at how much it had declined since I lived there. I believe they knew the flats would be coming down at some point so they didn't bother and let the place become overgrown with weeds and looked like a tip. But tbh it was great living there and was not cramped at all. You could go into your flat and totally forget you even had anyone living next door. Also the view was nice to wake up to every day. But the decline on those flats was nothing to do with them.being high rise, it was obviously the council who didn't give a damn as they probably knew they were going to be demolished anyway. I am very sad to see them go and I genuinely miss them. Just a shame the council didn't care. I mean even the wee housing office where I first went was a disgrace when I went back after so many years. Of course all gone now. Funny thing though actually one of the funniest memories for me when I lived there is I was just going to kwik save there one morning after leaving my flat. On the path on the way there I met my neighbours brother he asked me where I was going. I said kwik save. He said it's not there anymore. I laughed and just walked on. I thought he was kidding. I turned the corner and he was right enough it was gone. There was no rubble it was just an empty space where the building was. It was so crazy as it was a shop only a couple of days ago. 😂 but of course it was quite sad too. I always like that kwik save...at the time. Some of the best years of my life living there and I have heard some nice stories from other people who lived there too. You can't blame flats for people deciding to kill themselves either, if a person genuinely wants to end their life they will find some way of doing it whether they live in a high flat or not. P.s I think since that Grenfell incident it actually puts people off. Understandably but again that is the councils fault not taking proper precautions. The council are irresponsible but I think rhe initial idea and reason for building them was a great idea. But they wasted the money as they really demolished them too soon considering that they weren't that old. They built them and squandered the money to demolish them and build new houses. There is no way they will fit the same amount of people in that area now. So in the end reduced rhe amount of housing available. It's crazy they demolished them in such a short time after they were built and a total waste of money. But then that's nothing new for the council.
@C J A?! What rubbish are you talking about, what has my nationality to do with me finding those towerblocks shown in the video evil places to live? We're talking about nothing more or less. Kinda weird behavior you expose, slammin'
as a teenager I worked for 2 years on first Royston rail bridge, then the fire escapes on red road,, meet a lot of locals that worked on them too. there was a story for everyday I was there,
Standard for any tower block The joiners that built them were called the white mice All you could see was the red of their eyes covered in the stuff They probably all died of mesothelioma
It was some view and was really handy for Glasgow. Wasn't that bad. The flats were quite nice when I lived there. Only bad thing was all the pigeons and pigeon shit. I remember before I moved in thinking it will be nice at night sitting in the veranda and looking out at the lights etc. But this was before I realised how unhygienic it would be to sit out there. Also had wire so the pigeons couldn't get in but somehow they always did. I suppose a lot has happened since I lived there. Remember my crazy dad decorating the hall after I had a fire and mum and dad coming to visit me. My dad is gone now. Also many other people since then. I had no idea was going to miss living there so much. But for sure the missing living there has definitely a lot to do with how much better it was than it is now without certain family members. I suppose i just miss my dad and some other people as well as my view out my window. Was super clean this place when I lived there. But they let the place go. I reckon they knew wuite a long time in advance that they were coming down so the council stopped cleaning the place and didnt bother. As I went back to visit the flats to take some photos and reminisce several years after I moved out and litterelly had a tear in my eye how bad the place looked since I lived there. Even the wee housing office where I remember going to talk to the housing officer (with my mum and dad) and viewing the flat, then getting my keys was like a bomb site. Had plants and everything growing out of it. The kwik save was good too. Miss that as well. Even my neighbour in a way. I think like a lot of things don't realise how lucky we were back then. Now the world has turned to shit.
I lived for 2 years in a high rise flat in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, and never met my neighbours. Loneliest time of my life. Cities are depressing enough without the hideous high rise buildings painted dark grey and depressing. No wonder there are so many ssuicude in big ccitie.
Have yi read that book "This Road is Red"? I'd highly recommend it. There's a couple of short anecdotes from Jean in it, complimenting all the rest of the stories of course. Sad in parts, but also made me laugh out loud more than any other book I've ever read! That's the beauty of it; to have tears running down your cheeks one minute, then shriek with laughter like a crazy person the next. Telling yi - give that book a go, its fantastic
I used to pass these flats regularly i found them interesting. And remember these were top notch housing in the 60s.. 50 years now there gone how many new build homes with timber kits will last 50 years they should of spent money fixing these
I remember driving past these around 2006, the shear size was both imposing and slightly intimidating. Gone, but probably never forgotten. Certainly by thr local community.
Interesting vid 👍 was left wanting more explosions at the end! 😂 I presume the other blocks weren't ready for demo at the time of filming? No idea why the algorithms brought me here but enjoyed it nonetheless 🤓😎
Why does the presenter have to be English with no understanding of the city or the people. Surely we had some Scottish talent that could have done this. Disappointing Cartin Nye an unknown with 139 followers. Smashing!!!
I remember as a very young teenager when I helped neighbours move into these flats, they were so excited with their modern flat and the view!!!!! I have no idea how long that first rush lasted for them. Not too long methinks
I never have seen such a disgusting way of housing people as in this video and blocks like these are crammed everywhere in the UK! People are living in these conditions in 2020?! It's beyond my imagination! I hope I never have to move to a place like Red Road, only the desperate move in. Your neighbours.....my God, what were they thinking back then?! People must have been crazy back then! It's dangerous, unresponsible and inhumane to store people in these giant towers: people need space!! No wonder they get depressed over there and flung themselves from the floors.....no common sense would like and choose to live like this, in crime ridden, grimm, small, damp rooms..... I feel sorry for them but I guess lots of people are forced into these kind of flats since they don't have a decent income, guess they have no other choice......sad
@@annemariecandyflip6531 When these were first built people never realise the other social/health dangers it brought with it, they are all being knocked down now, this one was gone 5 years ago. My cousin used to live there when he was a kid in the 90's. R.I.P Brendan O'Donnell.
@@Yolo_Swaggins True, they were built rapidly to house families within time.......everywhere the same in Europe after the war.....thumbs up for solving housing shortage back then, thumbs down for the quality and future vision....
It depends. Some flats have associations who vet those who want to live there. Those flats are beautifully kept and friendly and safe. Others are scruffy..............
They should have given each floor an identity and a community flat. And let it be possible to lock each floor. If people have a sense of ownership, they will treat it better.
oh aye thats great segregate the floors, thatll definitely work. you do realize the reason for the gang violence in the east end (including...here) was largely because they could identify borders, such as a playing field or a bit of grass or a main thoroughfare? what chaos do you think separating people by floor is going to cause? fucking nugget
I couldn't agree with you more! Unbelievable these blocks are crammed on every corner in the entire UK and in 2020 people are forced to live in them: big mistake!
60's similar building in France, cheap and more rooms so not to complain but rarely not heard of at least over 20 storey . It is not disgusting, it prevented one issue : higher prevents to build buildings which are not tall, not tall means more buildings and it seems less countryside areas, as the city goes farther..
Pure nostalgia and there is nothing wrong in that, but these were ill conceived monstrosities. Communities will form anywhere and it would have been cheaper to do up those old tenements which (if they still existed) would now be posh flats for the middle classes, as is the case in London.
Let's talk about what else came out windows, other than humans, used nappies, sanitary towels, bottles, tellies, plastic bags full of water....the list is endless. You had to move fast and zig zag to stay safe 🤣
I was raised in these flats. Nobody ever queued for the lifts to go to work in the morning. Why not ? There were only four flats to a floor i.e. level. If the lift didn't arrive quickly people used to walk down the stairs.....GRINGO !!!!!
I am always at a loss as to why they call these dumps houses when in actual fact they are flats NOT houses, even Barlinnie looks better. I guess they figure is just Glasgow theyll be satisfied with anything since they dont know any better. Sad really.........Beruit, or Bangladesh.
These flats where in the end giving to asylum seekers when they where knocked down they were all giving better housing new build houses which people who had lived in the area for many years could not apply for.
@@glasgowrangers5583 ok mate I spent a lot of time all over Glasgow in the 90s and it was a rough place, remember staying at a place called Easterhouse?
Richard EVANS you didn’t state the 90s mate ave been fae Glasgow my whole life a place called Blackhill I know what rough is I’m just saying not like the way it usto be mate
Wasn’t always bad in glesga well not completely. At least we cunts fae glesga are decent to be around depending on the person. Cunts fae Edinburgh and snobby posh bastards.
Me and my mate stayed here for a couple of weeks back in October 1997 whilst on a resettlement course at Richies. We were on the 20th floor in the first block which was a YMCA. On the first day we stood out on the balcony and spotted the supermarket and small shops and said we'll go there tomorrow to get some supplies. 6am my mate is banging on my door.....come and look at this....the supermarket was on fire and there was half a dozen fire engines tackling the blaze....it was completely destroyed! For the following weeks we watched the local kids looting the burnt out remains. I learnt later that the huge amount of water that the Fire Brigade poured on it flooded the underground bingo hall and bar and damaged it beyond repair. That was an interesting time in Springburn at the Red Road Flats!
Interesting memories, thanks for sharing!
Balornock
Listening to them describe life in the 80/90’s there was really shocking to me and I only live 8 miles away. The poverty divide between the inner city and the suburban areas is still rife today. I bet the original residents who moved there when they were built were just happy not to have to use a communal toilet at the back of a dark dirty rat ridden tenement at 2am when it’s freezing, windy and pissing it down outside. Going by stories from my papa.
I love a communal toilet.
@@ttbdrummer Really, what's so fun about it?
@@annemariecandyflip6531 If you know, you know.
@@annemariecandyflip6531 bit of 🐕 oustside.
For all the bad stuff, these buildings will have seen many happy times/events.
I grew up in a "bad" area of Edinburgh but yknow what? Bet I was happier in that housing scheme than kids these days with smart phones and social media
Kinda hard to believe from my point of view but I suppose you're right
My uncle hung me upside down by the ankle from one of the 29 up windows at 7 years old because I was scared of heights
@@starrchild254 Seriously, that's so sick and whacko!! That's not the way you treat a scared kid, sorry to hear this.....
@@annemariehosper3826 it was supposed to 'cure' my fear of heights but tbh it just traumatised me and made me ten times worse.
The saddest part was James Cordon was not in them when they came down.
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Sadder still that you weren’t
How dare you 😡
We need to kidnap him and put him in the next demolition project
I lived there for a year when I was an international student at Strathclyde in the 80's. It brought back a lot of fond memories.
I lived in south side Glasgow for 4 years, near Govan Hill. If it was not for some of the locals, I think I would have hung myself. The local people are great fun and a serious back up if required.
This is the east end
@@glasgowrangers5583 anything above the m8 is north (which ends at milton/springburn/barmulloch), anything to the east of high street is east (which ends at toryglen), anything to the west of the m8 is west (which ends at anniesland/jordanhill/whiteinch). the boundary between west and north is the bit between maryhill road, great western road and the kelvin (its vague)
Govanhell was always a craphole.a place to dump whichever immigrants arrived in the city
Can we just take a moment to remember the “White Mice”. The men who unknowingly while building these flats were exposed to deadly asbestos & killed them. Their families still fight for justice.
Glasgow Remembers 🙏🏻
@Matt Quinn - Caledonian TV I’m genuinely sorry to hear that. I grew up across the road from the 3 flats on St George’s road (Cedar court). I remember in the mid 80’s families were decanted out so the council could remove the asbestos in the flats so it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that yourself & many others were exposed to the deadly stuff.
From the little I know about it there are 2 types. Blue & white, the latter being the deadly one. It has to be broken or disturbed for the spores to go in to the air & inhaled, tiny microscopic spores.
Thanks Caitlin for posting this and the work it entailed. I spent some time also in Red Road using the YMCA for cheap digs working at the Cali, the railworks in Springburn for Railcare. It was an eye opener for sure roughly around 1997/98 watching the local gangs fight from the top storey bar/restaurant. The daily tours with the police helicopters separating Springburn/Royston kids battling. I knew an ex squaddie use the local shops and was turned over by kids no older than 11 at knife point, shook him up. A guy I worked with Ian from Ferryhill Durham settled with a lass up there. I enjoyed Glasgow, some cracking people and the bants at work between the old firm was unreal. I was speaking recently to a glaswegian lad who told me the flats were gone, sad, obviously steeped in history both good and bad due to poverty in the area. Fond memories of Wully Broon from Bishop Briggs who used to get me tickets for the Gers, met some Brill Celtic lads too. Happy times.
Tower blocks all over the UK have been left to rack and ruin , it's a shame , they should be refurbished not demolished.
Michelle Rice live in one for 5 minutes then say that! I'd get rid of every last one...
john bell wouldn’t say that exactly, I met good people living in the high flats, but the experience as a whole is not one I’d ever want to repeat
They are eyesores tbh, it really is for the better
+Michelle Rice I Agree Our Politicians Complain There's A Housing Shortage Yet They Destroyed Red Road/Sandiefield/Norfolk Court Places Built For The Underclass. Afterwards They Then Replace These Housing Block's With Luxury Condos That Will House Less And Few Will Be Able To Afford
@Bolt x I too didn't live in Red Road but I stayed up the high flats in Paisley and had family living in a number of different blocks across Glasgow, on a personal level I met nice people in the high flats and had a fantastic house but the area and people that surrounded us made it a very dangerous and unpleasant place to be
The problem is the people, not the buildings.
They still don't understand that. They destroyed some here in France , rebuild brand new ones and oh surprise the same issues. Moving people don't change issues.
Thanks for this Catrin, I used to live in the Red Road, YMCA Block, 9th floor, late 80's. I did the demolition films but this gives a good bit of context too.
I'm going back soon and want to check how much thing s have changed. I stayed in Ruchill too and that looks completely different on google earth.
Should get those men that designed these bloody eyesores to live in them😮😮 I doubt it very much they are a eyesore no garden's nowhere for the children to play. God what were they thinking !!!!!!🙏😮
There's nothing wrong with highrise flats, I live in a highrise in Salford Greater Manchester and the flats are nice, it's just a shame that it's some of the scummy people the housing put in them.
I agree I lived there in the mid 90's. I still miss the great neighbours I had in my landing and my wee flat. It was really handy for the town as well. I used to walk to tower records from there. But of course that was in my twenties I couldn't handle such a walk nowadays but back then it was nothing to walk to tower records so Glasgow city was handy for me at the time. Of course now I live in a very nice home and feels like I come a long way since those days. But all this said I actually still miss my wee flat, the neighbours and the view out the window. ;)
The concierge were great back then too. Made you feel safe. One guy in the lift I knew actially was joking around in the lift with a knife. They asked me about it and pulled him up for it. But still it was nice to have that security. I have good memories living there to be honest. Some of the happiest times of my life and I miss seeing them in the skyline. Almost like losing an old friend. :,(
Nothing wrong with high-rise towerblocks?! It's a disgrace for humanity! Those UK 60's towerblocks were and are way too giant: so many people living in small, damp and grimmy little rooms with 30(!!) floors. I call that unresponsible, dangerous and depressing! They shouldn't have been built in the first place. No wonder they became and become crime ridden shit holes were only the desperate move(d) in or flung themselves from the floors. I read many stories about those places and seen many videos plus peoples stories about living in the blocks or from people who once lived in them, they might have been okay for a short while when they came fresh on the market but I don't call this way of living healthy. They turned into dark shit holes and blocks like the Red Road can't be simply controlled. Nothing is wrong with highrise living as long the appartments are well equipped, spacious and at its most 10 to 12 floors. And very important: high maintenance is a must! I do agree people make the difference in the end, you have to make something of it where ever you live but it's easier when things around you are well organized and supported by everyone in the community! I saw the movie Red Road and read the book by Irvine.....towerblocks like these do have something creepy and fascinating but I never hope I have to move in one day!
@@annemariecandyflip6531 well actually living at Red Road were some of the best years of my life. Lived there mid to late 90's. It was clean tbh the only good and clean looking thing about Springburn at the time anyway. It was nice living there and had some of the best neighbours I ever had since living there. So much so I actually miss them..my advice to you is don't be so critical of something you clearly haven't experienced yourself. But then this said I did go back for a visit like to reminisce and take photos of the red Road flats where I used to live and felt quite sad at how much it had declined since I lived there. I believe they knew the flats would be coming down at some point so they didn't bother and let the place become overgrown with weeds and looked like a tip. But tbh it was great living there and was not cramped at all. You could go into your flat and totally forget you even had anyone living next door. Also the view was nice to wake up to every day. But the decline on those flats was nothing to do with them.being high rise, it was obviously the council who didn't give a damn as they probably knew they were going to be demolished anyway. I am very sad to see them go and I genuinely miss them. Just a shame the council didn't care. I mean even the wee housing office where I first went was a disgrace when I went back after so many years. Of course all gone now.
Funny thing though actually one of the funniest memories for me when I lived there is I was just going to kwik save there one morning after leaving my flat. On the path on the way there I met my neighbours brother he asked me where I was going. I said kwik save. He said it's not there anymore. I laughed and just walked on. I thought he was kidding. I turned the corner and he was right enough it was gone. There was no rubble it was just an empty space where the building was. It was so crazy as it was a shop only a couple of days ago. 😂 but of course it was quite sad too. I always like that kwik save...at the time. Some of the best years of my life living there and I have heard some nice stories from other people who lived there too. You can't blame flats for people deciding to kill themselves either, if a person genuinely wants to end their life they will find some way of doing it whether they live in a high flat or not. P.s I think since that Grenfell incident it actually puts people off. Understandably but again that is the councils fault not taking proper precautions. The council are irresponsible but I think rhe initial idea and reason for building them was a great idea. But they wasted the money as they really demolished them too soon considering that they weren't that old. They built them and squandered the money to demolish them and build new houses. There is no way they will fit the same amount of people in that area now. So in the end reduced rhe amount of housing available. It's crazy they demolished them in such a short time after they were built and a total waste of money. But then that's nothing new for the council.
@C J A?! What rubbish are you talking about, what has my nationality to do with me finding those towerblocks shown in the video evil places to live? We're talking about nothing more or less. Kinda weird behavior you expose, slammin'
as a teenager I worked for 2 years on first Royston rail bridge, then the fire escapes on red road,, meet a lot of locals that worked on them too. there was a story for everyday I was there,
Some people pay millions to live in high rise appartments these flats like many others were neglected
I lived here ❤❤❤ 2002-2009
oh damn, you died? rip.
SCOTLAND HOUSING SCHEMES ARE SOME OF THE WORST POVERTY IN EUROPE!!! BUT BEST PEOPLE AND THE MOST REAL PEOPLE ON EARTH!!!! 🏴💙
Those things would have been loaded with asbestos
It would be removed before the explosive demolition. Standard practice
they were built of asbestos panels outside. and asbestos ceilings inside . and for all their faults I'd go back in a minute
@@Mitch-Hendren yer right by the way. People these days ridiculously believe they're getting something better with their breeze block wimpy homes
Standard for any tower block
The joiners that built them were called the white mice
All you could see was the red of their eyes covered in the stuff
They probably all died of mesothelioma
They had asbestos in them but it was all removed before destruction
Excellent short piece my son lives in Glasgow now but the red road flats have passed into legend he lives in a tenement flat south of the river
It was some view and was really handy for Glasgow. Wasn't that bad. The flats were quite nice when I lived there. Only bad thing was all the pigeons and pigeon shit. I remember before I moved in thinking it will be nice at night sitting in the veranda and looking out at the lights etc. But this was before I realised how unhygienic it would be to sit out there. Also had wire so the pigeons couldn't get in but somehow they always did. I suppose a lot has happened since I lived there. Remember my crazy dad decorating the hall after I had a fire and mum and dad coming to visit me. My dad is gone now. Also many other people since then. I had no idea was going to miss living there so much. But for sure the missing living there has definitely a lot to do with how much better it was than it is now without certain family members. I suppose i just miss my dad and some other people as well as my view out my window. Was super clean this place when I lived there. But they let the place go. I reckon they knew wuite a long time in advance that they were coming down so the council stopped cleaning the place and didnt bother. As I went back to visit the flats to take some photos and reminisce several years after I moved out and litterelly had a tear in my eye how bad the place looked since I lived there. Even the wee housing office where I remember going to talk to the housing officer (with my mum and dad) and viewing the flat, then getting my keys was like a bomb site. Had plants and everything growing out of it. The kwik save was good too. Miss that as well. Even my neighbour in a way. I think like a lot of things don't realise how lucky we were back then. Now the world has turned to shit.
I lived for 2 years in a high rise flat in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, and never met my neighbours. Loneliest time of my life. Cities are depressing enough without the hideous high rise buildings painted dark grey and depressing. No wonder there are so many ssuicude in big ccitie.
0:06 idk about you guys but this womans voice only came out on one side of my laptop and i deadass thought someone was in my room for a sec lmao
I’d love to have known Jean! She looked great fun!
Have yi read that book "This Road is Red"? I'd highly recommend it. There's a couple of short anecdotes from Jean in it, complimenting all the rest of the stories of course. Sad in parts, but also made me laugh out loud more than any other book I've ever read! That's the beauty of it; to have tears running down your cheeks one minute, then shriek with laughter like a crazy person the next. Telling yi - give that book a go, its fantastic
Becky L Thanks’ I will
They flats were a pure eye sore but knew a lot of good ppl that lived in them .
I'm from Dundee and cried when the Multis were blew up :(
This is brilliant, thanks for this insight.
Miss them like hell!
I enjoyed some great parties at these flats 💃💃
I used to pass these flats regularly i found them interesting. And remember these were top notch housing in the 60s.. 50 years now there gone how many new build homes with timber kits will last 50 years they should of spent money fixing these
I’ve lived here in the brown flat on the 10th floor when I first moved to Glasgow, I’ll never forget it
I remember driving past these around 2006, the shear size was both imposing and slightly intimidating. Gone, but probably never forgotten. Certainly by thr local community.
I love this.
Interesting vid 👍 was left wanting more explosions at the end! 😂 I presume the other blocks weren't ready for demo at the time of filming? No idea why the algorithms brought me here but enjoyed it nonetheless 🤓😎
so sad, Glasgow's skyline got a little more depressing from my fav hill that day, and oh my, how time is flying!! 10 years, wow.
"Red Road' Such a Scottish Accent.
A great place to grow up. Full of adventure.....
my good m8 stayed there for years back in 90s
My left ear enjoyed the narration.
RICH GET RICHER & AN THE POOR BECOME HOMELESS & STARVE . this planet has gone to shit
You got that right
The problem is that there are too many humans in the world.They really should stop breeding like parasites!!!!
Hello from Cape Town,South Africa.
by tomorrow they will be no more.
Why does the presenter have to be English with no understanding of the city or the people. Surely we had some Scottish talent that could have done this. Disappointing Cartin Nye an unknown with 139 followers. Smashing!!!
Agreed mate
They could have got that Ningy Suringy character to to it now she isnt reading the news any more
@@williamf4544 What ye mean man , no understandy!!
@@greezoid56 Hur what read the news - she would have made a good presenter for this
@@williamf4544 Day ye mean Shireen Nanjiani ? Her Da was my doctor years ago
Save osprey heights!
Can her voice sound any more monotone?
😂 Just a little.
going down in a couple of hours
why am i watching this?
It's morbid, I find. Such is my state of mind.
Because it's interesting :)
Iconic
For Davie Galloway, it was the big windows that exemplified all that was good about these new slum-clearance places.
Miss you
Great for sight seeing the views where good
2:25 OLD LASS LOOKS LIKE HER OFF THROW MAMMA OFF THE TRAIN AND THE GOONIES WERE,S SLOTH? HEY YOU GUUUUYS
Who was the man speaking about the flats out on the balcony at the beginning?
Why has most of the sound been muted out?
Vraiment c'est fantastique pour les amateurs du fantesy scotlandaise
مدينة رائعة جدا
Mais démolis.
I remember as a very young teenager when I helped neighbours move into these flats, they were so excited with their modern flat and the view!!!!!
I have no idea how long that first rush lasted for them. Not too long methinks
I never have seen such a disgusting way of housing people as in this video and blocks like these are crammed everywhere in the UK! People are living in these conditions in 2020?! It's beyond my imagination! I hope I never have to move to a place like Red Road, only the desperate move in. Your neighbours.....my God, what were they thinking back then?! People must have been crazy back then! It's dangerous, unresponsible and inhumane to store people in these giant towers: people need space!! No wonder they get depressed over there and flung themselves from the floors.....no common sense would like and choose to live like this, in crime ridden, grimm, small, damp rooms..... I feel sorry for them but I guess lots of people are forced into these kind of flats since they don't have a decent income, guess they have no other choice......sad
@@annemariecandyflip6531 When these were first built people never realise the other social/health dangers it brought with it, they are all being knocked down now, this one was gone 5 years ago. My cousin used to live there when he was a kid in the 90's. R.I.P Brendan O'Donnell.
@@Yolo_Swaggins True, they were built rapidly to house families within time.......everywhere the same in Europe after the war.....thumbs up for solving housing shortage back then, thumbs down for the quality and future vision....
Omg please tell me that lassie reading that daft book managed to get oot before they blew up
Watching those monstrosities demolished, was the best thing ever to happen to them!
Horrible!
2:02 OMG Every old folk party xD
A big issue about the Red Road Flats wasn’t mentioned in this video: The very high asbestos content.
Asbestos was a great building material, it just sucks that it killed everyone.
I lived up the 30th floor
Seriously, I wouldn't feel comfortable....I'm afraid of heights you see
Tell us more
last time I was there was to play football, we ended up with a crowd of Kurds cheering us on...
The Murder blocks... Gringo-v-jito
just asking is living in a flat bad or good
Bob Smitg it's actually really good, I watched them get blow up. It was so loud.
It depends.
Some flats have associations who vet those who want to live there. Those flats are beautifully kept and friendly and safe.
Others are scruffy..............
They should have given each floor an identity and a community flat. And let it be possible to lock each floor. If people have a sense of ownership, they will treat it better.
oh aye thats great segregate the floors, thatll definitely work. you do realize the reason for the gang violence in the east end (including...here) was largely because they could identify borders, such as a playing field or a bit of grass or a main thoroughfare? what chaos do you think separating people by floor is going to cause? fucking nugget
@@jemimallah2591 Eh, might be true but do you have any better solutions?
Disgusting way to house people.
I couldn't agree with you more! Unbelievable these blocks are crammed on every corner in the entire UK and in 2020 people are forced to live in them: big mistake!
Like rats. It's horrible. How do you let your children play outside when your 20 stories up?
60's similar building in France, cheap and more rooms so not to complain but rarely not heard of at least over 20 storey . It is not disgusting, it prevented one issue : higher prevents to build buildings which are not tall, not tall means more buildings and it seems less countryside areas, as the city goes farther..
@@dr.kimberlyweitl4891 It can be dangerous to let your kid play outside even at the 1st , 2nd , 3rd .. floors. So go with them.
@@fionnaaragazza7777 I take it you've never lived in one of these chicken coups then?
Fires in the rubbish chutes. That was always magic, smoke everywhere 🤣
2022/2023 update: the place where the buildings used to be is now a plain gravel field.
I only ever saw it from afar.
Was born in ma wee aunty tina house in red row flats last wee women in they flat's memories from they flat's not all bad
Does anyone know if jean mgeoch is still alive?
Bitter-sweet memories for those who lived there I’m guessing.
Remind me Irvine Welsh acid house
Wrong side of the country
Depressing housing....
Horrible up in the sky...
Fury was robbed.(just saying)
Pure nostalgia and there is nothing wrong in that, but these were ill conceived monstrosities. Communities will form anywhere and it would have been cheaper to do up those old tenements which (if they still existed) would now be posh flats for the middle classes, as is the case in London.
dont watch with headphones, different channels on each speaker
There’s millions of homeless in this country and they’re just demolishing them it’s a disgrace!
Sadly the site has still not been cleaned and people are in dire need of housing
What a dreadful existence. Architects and town planners should be ashamed.
In the USA. Where do People live? In bungalows? The problem it is not high rise. It's the animals living on it.
The wee lady interviewed looked like Ena Sharples
They served their purpose time too pull them down
Too bad , I'm French but I wanted to see them by myself , after the movie Red Road.
None left ?
It seems Glasgow, Port Glasgow had less inhabitants.
The background noise is drowning out the reporters voice and we can barely hear the reporter as it is.
Let's talk about what else came out windows, other than humans, used nappies, sanitary towels, bottles, tellies, plastic bags full of water....the list is endless. You had to move fast and zig zag to stay safe 🤣
not for human consumption
It’s a set of high rise flats calm doon do one in kennishead flats that’s a buzz when your onit total crime scene
Crox and Pandy Anderson. If you know, you know....
I was raised in these flats. Nobody ever queued for the lifts to go to work in the morning. Why not ? There were only four flats to a floor i.e. level. If the lift didn't arrive quickly people used to walk down the stairs.....GRINGO !!!!!
I am always at a loss as to why they call these dumps houses when in actual fact they are flats NOT houses, even Barlinnie looks better. I guess they figure is just Glasgow theyll be satisfied with anything since they dont know any better. Sad really.........Beruit, or Bangladesh.
Theses depressing buildings have no sense of community.
Stephan Black how do you know have you lived there ?
My maw said at they’re time they were a good place, but they’re aren’t any better from any other place in springburn.
Campervan
Hat a waste of public funding
I was taken there in 1966....who said World Cup 🖕
And a Russian family jumped from the window 😥
Too many ads.
Why
Why has someone from Pakistan been given Asylum?
So englistan won't be called racist
These flats where in the end giving to asylum seekers when they where knocked down they were all giving better housing new build houses which people who had lived in the area for many years could not apply for.
load of shite
8 November 2020. UK. What's wrong with the sound? Heard the accompanying music no problem. Gave up watching this video. Lip reading ain't my forte!!
Residualisation doesn't melt steel beams.
hi
Horrible buildings.
They should have filmed trainspotting in Glasgow as it's such a depressing city unlike Edinburgh
Richard EVANS Edinburgh is horrible this is just a small part of Glasgow not like that now ok
@@glasgowrangers5583 ok mate I spent a lot of time all over Glasgow in the 90s and it was a rough place, remember staying at a place called Easterhouse?
Richard EVANS you didn’t state the 90s mate ave been fae Glasgow my whole life a place called Blackhill I know what rough is I’m just saying not like the way it usto be mate
Wasn’t always bad in glesga well not completely. At least we cunts fae glesga are decent to be around depending on the person. Cunts fae Edinburgh and snobby posh bastards.
@@adamd6648 agree Glasgow people are friendly mate