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About Glasgow
Glasgow has re-invented itself many times since its great merchant trading and manufacturing days. But perhaps the most unexpected re-incarnation has been to position itself a destination built on arts based tourism. Already the home for Scotland's major arts companies, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera and Ballet and for the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, it decided to bid for the title of what was then called European City of Culture in 1990. Edinburgh bid too, and the Scottish capital was an early favourite. But Glasgow did what it often does best, harnessing fervent civic pride. Every major player in the arts helped in the bid and, when it seemed likely to be unsuccessful, hauled the judging panel back for a second look, fed and watered by equally chauvinistic top chefs and restauranteurs.
Glasgow 1990 was a watershed, although some of its citizens fretted that it was mortgaging its socialist soul. Others flocked to see Sinatra at Ibrox Park or Pavarotti at the Exhibition Centre. Just as crucial were the plethora of community events designed to let as many people as possible celebrate the extraordinary bounty of being born in the dear green place rather than some inferior location. Physical legacies of that time include The Royal Glasgow Concert Hall, known universally as Lally's Palais in honour of the then Provost, Pat Lally, who drove through the project on financial planning which seemed to have something of the back-of-an-envelope feel to them.
Having got that bit between its teeth, Glasgow has never let go. An unsuccessful bid for the Visual Arts title in 1996 nevertheless provided the impetus for a new Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), and a block-busting exhibition of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's work. The genius of the latter, Glasgow's favourite architectural son, can still be seen all over Glasgow, not least at the striking School of Art. Then in 1999 it won the title City of Architecture and Design in the wake of which came new developments like The Lighthouse Centre for Design and the City. More importantly, among the new inward investors, were many smart hotels helping to sate the extraordinary appetite for beds in the city. Targeting the city break market, whilst promoting Glasgow's proximity to Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and Burns Country has paid handsome dividends.
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