Sounds like a contradiction does it not, Beverly Hills and Glasgow. But it's not. There are a couple of areas in and around Glasgow that remind me of that ultra-wealthy enclave of Los Angeles. One of them is Pollokshields with its mansions, villas, and embassies, and its large spacious car-free boulevards. There is history afoot here with much of Glasgow's wealth from shipbuilding, textiles, tobacco etc. ending up here in the stonework, the architecture, and the neighbourhood itself. It is perhaps the only inner-city suburb that does this, all others being significantly further out from the city centre. At any rate there are pamphlets and books available that tell you more. Here, for the moment, a few images...
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