A couple chatting in Buchanan Street underground station in Glasgow as the train comes in, August 1990.A couple chatting in Buchanan Street underground station in Glasgow as the train comes in, August 1990.
A couple chatting in Buchanan Street underground station in Glasgow as the train comes in, August 1990.

21 photos taking you back to Glasgow during Capital of Culture year in 1990

By David Mclean
Published 24th Apr 2020, 16:45 GMT
Updated 8th Oct 2024, 14:23 GMT

Nineteen-ninety was a memorable year for Glaswegians as they celebrated their city being crowned the European Capital of Culture.

We’ve scoured the archives at Scotsman towers to bring you 20 photographs to take you back three full decades to Glasgow in 1990.

Here are some of the best images from Scotland’s biggest city taken during that year.

Glaswegians celebrate the end of Glasgow Year of Culture with a street party and conga line in George Square on Hogmanay 1990.

21. Glasgow Hogmanay conga line 1990

Glaswegians celebrate the end of Glasgow Year of Culture with a street party and conga line in George Square on Hogmanay 1990. | JPIMedia Photo: Stephen Mansfield

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