| Comment | Do not overly concern yourself with what some things are named after. Many of them are just wrong.
There are loads and loads of examples of the railways naming stations however the hell they like with no regard to where they are actually situated. Langside station is not in Langside. Jordanhill station is not in Jordanhill. Possilpark and Parkhouse Station is not in Possilpark. Charing Cross Station is not on Charing Cross. And then, Singer station ... there is no such place as Singer! It's named after a sewing machine factory that isn't even there anymore!
Then the council made an arse of trying to force name changes in the southside at one point. They even put up street signs with area names written on them that didn't match the actual areas, only to be forced to take many of them back down after some local uproars.
You also have examples of businesses doing it wrong such as Asda Maryhill, which is in Summerston.
The railways, the council and many businesses have as much to answer for as estate agents when it comes to trying to force area name changes. It's all a bit of a bugbear of mines as over time it destroys community identities and makes it harder for people to learn their local histories. |
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