IN TODAY'S pictorial trip into Inverclyde's past we take a look at Gourock in years gone by and compare with how the town is today.
Gourock's Picture House was a popular place with many people in the town during the 1950s. Below, the same location today, minus the entertainment venue and with the addition of modern housing.
Cardwell Road in Gourock following the demolition of a building decades ago adjacent to the town's popular Cardwell Bar, and below, the street as it looks today with flats filling the formerly vacant space.
The Bay Hotel was a prominent feature in Gourock for many years. The above image shows the hotel as it was in 1997. Below, the famous building is no more today.
The iconic and famous Cragburn was the place where many a romance blossomed among young people who went to 'the dancing'. Above is a rare colour image of the building. Below, the same location today.
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