Journalist and historian Norry Wilson, who runs the popular Lost Glasgow page on social media, fondly recalls many visits over the years visiting record shops and technology stores, to what he calls “a major piece of the city’s historic scenery” on Union Street.
But he believes the complicated ownership picture that now obscures who owns some of these buildings – or who the tenants are – is another difficulty in protecting at risk sites.
“The soi disant [self-styled] ownership, and myriad different factors, and property management companies, only add to the confusion,” he adds.
“When owners are local, and have eyes on their investment, they take more care of their property. When they are miles away, they are happy to sit back and just take the rent.”