Outside looking in (Print 2459062) 1937 Older Glaswegians will remember Whitneys

Older Glaswegians will remember Whitneys store

built for John Currie & Co

for many years

on the corner of Buchanan Street and Nelson Mandela Place

Presented on a stylish contemporary fibreboard frame complete with a paper 800gsm thickness mount

Outside looking in (Print 2459062) 1937 Older Glaswegians will remember WhitneysThere was no shortage of thirsty customers when Glasgow got its first Children's Milk Bar in 1937. The brainchild of the Scottish Milk Marketing Board, the shop came in response to fears that children weren't getting enough calcium during the school summer holidays. Soon, four milk bars were operating in the city, selling kids subsided milk at a ha'penny a bottle. Trouble was, they proved too popular, and when the schools went back in September 1937,