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The Empire Exhibition of 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland

 The Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 was unofficially known as the British Empire Exhibition, Glasgow.

Held at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, from May to December 1938, it marked fifty years since Glasgow's first great exhibition, the International Exhibition of 1888, held at Kelvingrove Park. 

Kings, queens, international stars were amongst the 13.5 million visitors - three times the number who came to see the Garden Festival in 1988!

Old Pictures of Glasgow's 1938 Empire Exhibition

Old cigarette card of the Amusement Park Restaurant at the Empire Exhibition 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland
Old cigarette card of the Amusement Park Restaurant at the Empire Exhibition 1938 in Glasgow, Scotland. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.
Old cigarette card of the Concert Hall in Glasgow at the 1938 Empire Exhibition
Old cigarette card of the Concert Hall in Glasgow at the 1938 Empire Exhibition. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.
Old cigarette card of the Mosspark entrance to the Empire Exhibition of 1938, held in Glasgow, Scotland
Old cigarette card of the Mosspark entrance to the Empire Exhibition of 1938, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.
Old cigarette card of the City of Glasgow Pavilion 1938
Old cigarette card of the City of Glasgow Pavilion at the Empire Exhibition of 1938, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Image: George Arents Collection, The New York Public Library.

Video of the 1938 Empire Exhibition

This video (which appears to be from the 1990s) starts with the Exhibition. It then moves through the following decades, as architects in offices decided the best way to deal with historic buildings was to knock them down and replace them with giant roads.



1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park - on YouTube

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