Category:Buchanan Street

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View looking south from the Royal Concert Hall

Northern Buchanan Street, looking down toward Argyle Street

Buchanan Street looking quiet, with the ornate entrance to Princes Square on the right

A busier view of Buchanan Street

Buchanan Street is currently regarded as Glasgow's main shopping thoroughfare, lanscaped in 2000 and running parallel between Queen Street and West Nile Street, linking Sauchiehall Street and Argyle Street. A notable feature of the street is it's statue to Donald Dewar.

1 History
2 Also on Buchanan Street
3 Previously on Buchanan Street
4 External Links

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History

Originally named Virginia Street in 1753, taking its name from a house called Virginia House, which belonged to the Virginia tobacco merchant Andrew Buchanan and stood on the site now occupied by the Union Bank. It became Buchanan Street sometime between 1778 and 1786. It was originally not intended to connect with Argyle Street although this was later revised. Until approximately 1816 it was the western most street of the city. No tram lines were laid in this street although motor cars were allowed until the street was pedestrianised in 1978.

Circa the 1920s the land around the north and northeast of Buchanan Street was formerly home to Buchanan Street railway station. Originally owned by the Caledonian Railway, then the London Midland and Scottish Railway and finally British Railways, Buchanan Street station was closed in 1966. It was not rated highly either for location, architecture or convenience. Glasgow Queen Street Station is immediately to the east of Buchanan Street, and the Buchanan Street station on the Glasgow Subway (which also serves Queen Street Station) is underneath the north end of Buchanan Street. The St. Enoch station of the subway is at the south end of Buchanan Street.

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