Bearman 9 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) I wonder if there are any plans to narrow Edmiston Drive to just two lanes from the four that exist today. Personally I'd like the section at the Stadium closed off altogether and turned into a pedestrian area. Thought I'd share this little bit of info about Edmiston Drive. We are all familiar with this old aerial photograph of Ibrox Park taken in the 1920's... Looking at it one would assume Edmiston Drive connects with Broomloan Road...however a closer look at the image reveals it doesn't actually... That's not a road if you follow it up to football pitch. At some stage, after the Archibald Leitch stand was built Edmiston Drive was extended on to Broomloan Road, as can be seen in this old photo... It looks like a single file road, but it doesn't quite prove it runs all the way to Broomloan Road, although it's very possible. The tenements on the right are gone now. Returning to my 1st pic, on close-up you can see those tenements - I've outlined the ones that no longer exist...(Copland Rd & Merrick Gardens) these were demolished to make way for the new dual carriageway..., when, I'm not sure! Today, in this photo you see the ends of the tenements, on the left Copland Road (practically hidden by a giant tree) and on the right Merrick Gardens. In the following images, the top one shows a map from 1930 in comparison to today, you can see that Edmiston Drive has been extended on to Paisley Road West, also that the 1930 map shows Edmiston Drive stops at the end of the football pitch. Pity they couldn't turn the clock back so as we could have our own pedestrianised area (Fan-zone). Edited July 4, 2017 by Bearman Updating pics 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I really enjoyed reading about that and hadn't heard about any of that history of the road. It's always an education here on Gersnet. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,571 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Am i correct in thinking that the club either still do or had owed the land which now forms part of the dual carriageway on Edmiston Drive or am i reading this wrong? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 2,027 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 Not sure if its been covered on GN, but there are moves afoot with regards to developing the footprint of the stadium. One initiative being led by the club itself, details of which are sketchy. And a second initiative, under the guides of a CIC set up under the name Edmiston Drive (I think) which involves Marshall and the team from the Louden. Details on this are also sketchy but some suggestions that plans are nearing completion and my be announced later in the summer. Good news if it all materialises, and long overdue. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,052 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 First class read 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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