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Buchanan Street
Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than th
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- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
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Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than the neighbouring streets: Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street.
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Buchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than the neighbouring streets: Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street.
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History
and the River Clyde. The green glass entrance to Buchanan Street subway station is visible midway.]] Buchanan Street was first feued in 1777 and named after a wealthy Tobacco Lord, plantation owner and former Lord Provost of Glasgow, Andrew Buchanan of Buchanan, Hastie, & Co. He was proprietor of the ground on which it was formed from Argyle Street up to today's Gordon Street. Andrew had died in 1759 and his tobacco empire was inherited by his son James Buchanan of Drumpellier (also twice Lord Provost of Glasgow). The family made huge losses following the American Revolution of 1776, losing all their plantations in Virginia. The family members moved into textile manufacturing and industrial…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8607, -4.2541
- Official site
- www.glasgowlife.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Buchanan Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Buchanan Street?
- Buchanan Street is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8607°, -4.2541°.
- Who owns Buchanan Street?
- Buchanan Street is owned by | maint = Glasgow City Council.