A huge heliport was planned in the early 1960s 🚁
With the benefit of hindsight it all sounds rather fanciful, but there was a time when the powers that be were envisaging a Fritz Lang-style future where Glasgow locals travelled to and from work - by helicopter.
“The point I wish to emphasise is that only by the erection of elevated stations in the centre of our principal cities can we gain the maximum benefit from all the time-saving potentialities of these brilliant machines.” British European Airways chiefs confidently predicted that within eight years ordinary commuters in the likes of London, Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow would be cruising at 150mph in 70-seater helicopters.
“I am convinced the helicopter will be the bird of burden for domestic use in the future,” he told the House of Commons.
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