Red Road Flats

scary tour of the red road flats, glasgow

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Travel & Events

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• glasgow
• red
• road
• flats
• scary

[heythanksbutnothanks]

It was not the place where all the junkies go, I lived there 15 years ago, ok I saw junkies but there were some respectable people there too, you get people like Junkies almost everywhere not necessary just the red road flats, I had great neughbours when I lived there, very sociable and helpful, clean respectable, but they were not junkies, one of them even helped fit my living room carpet, great people.

[vix2501]

@heythanksbutnothanks, appreciate your comment thanx, but sadly, this is where all the junkies go now. maybe not 15 years ago, but for the hour i was there, i experienced many alcohlics and junkies and was almost swimming in used syringes, empty bottles, used sanitary towels and other filth. no one else to blame apart from the government for allowing it. im fully aware many people share many happy memories about this place, and i dont doubt that for a minute... but those days are long gone

[vix2501]

@heythanksbutnothanks aaaand... youtube deleted my original soundtrack. the words at the begining of the video were lyrics to the song

[illastic1]

jesus christ that music is gay

[vix2501]

yeah, i know.... youtube removed my video for copywrite reasons and put up back up with the gayest song they could find! its totally ruined my video :( gonna remake it and replace it!

[LukaSteinberg]

You're full of shit. The areas are not rough because the buildings are tall, other social factors have the result of turning them bad. Blaming the building is just cheap and stupid. Some towers work well. Just look at how many low-rise areas with single family houses that are slummed. Typical Dutch city-planning ignorance.

[lezeleze1]

It's not the buildings, it's the people and honestly, I don't understand the idea that is behind the demolition of these places in Glasgow. I mean OK, you demolish the places and then what? The neds won't just disappear (unless you demolish the buildings with the neds inside which I don't think is a part of the plan). So what will happen to those people? (You don't think that things will get better when you move them into brand new accommodation, do you?)

[Ebsteins31653]

@whitbyjet65 Incidently, any 'comment' between you or I is purely academic as I've 'blocked' you...ENDEX.

[Ebsteins31653]

@whitbyjet65 Then just continue smiling and ignore me! Did you have aspirations for 22 Regiment and failed? Not used to being cold, too hot, hungry, knackered, stressed, tabbing for days with an enormous shoulder-bourne weight et al? Do you seriously think that I'd hand over statistal genesis files to some civilian. I am NOT a Trooper. But a proud son of...well...its above you're pay grade to know. Goodbye! You can always try for the Scouts or do a local Paper run...

[whitbyjet65]

@Ebsteins31653 Unfortunately I don't believe you because I don't base my statistics on hear say from someone just 'bigging up' their own town. Hand me the official evidence & I'll happily admit you're right but until then I'll just smile & ignore you.

[Ebsteins31653]

@whitbyjet65 Well, it really is very simple! I was born in Glasgow's East End within a proud 'military' family; and statistics are statistics. 22 Regiment' is of course a secretive, but that depends upon where one is in relation to the Hereford (Credenhill) family...exceedingly tight and cohesive. Believe me whitbyjet65, the ration of Troopers in 22 from a Glasweigan/Scots genesis, is significantly in favour of this Northern Nation. And I am grown up about it all...

[whitbyjet65]

@LOGINKPW Wider towers suffer more in strong winds because there's a larger surface area for the wind to hit.

[whitbyjet65]

@Ebsteins31653 How do you know the highest proportion are Glasweigan? The SAS are a secret regiment you muppet! There are tough people in every town & city just as there are weak people. Glasgow is no different from Detroit, Berlin, Rio, Leeds, Oslo, Belgrade or Cardiff. Grow up man!

[XxCeeGee]

i used to live there , theirs nothing wrong with red road , yeah there may be junkies and that there , you get that EVERYWHERE not just in red road .. its kind of offensive when you think of saying all the junkies live in red road when they are everywhere :/

[heythanksbutnothanks]

@vix2501 It is annoying when they do that.

I remember there was a housing office round the corner where the wee shops were, that looks pretty run down now and I reckon that has not been a housing office for years now. I taken a trip up there recently and I did get a shock even how round that way had went to wreck and ruin, they used to be quite nice flats, a lot nicer than the Kingsway flats in their time.

[heythanksbutnothanks]

@vix2501 I will miss them in the Glasgow Skyline, and I really did have a happy live living there, I think that is why I feel so sad as I had so many happy memorable times there. I totally agree with you though about the government, they should have kept on top of it, they just let it go, but possibly because they maybe knew in advance that eventually they were going to take them down.