Transition in Gorbals housing
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The photograph on this page of Transition in Gorbals housing by Stephen Sweeney as part of the Geograph project.
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Transition in Gorbals housing
Image: © Stephen Sweeney Taken: 17 Dec 2008
To the left is a derelict tenement building, which was historically very typical of the Gorbals area. The highrise flat to the right is typical of the 1960s redevelopment program designed to regenerate the area, but which most will agree failed to do so.
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Image Location
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55.850137
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-4.254273