THE Telegraph today takes readers on another time-travelling trip into the district's past through pictures, comparing historical views with how the subject matter locations for the images look today.

Greenock Telegraph: A rather empty looking Dalrymple Street in Greenock during springtime in the 1960s, complete with daffodils in the foreground, and below, the same section of the street today, with Tesco and the Oak Mall shopping centre.

Greenock Telegraph: Greenock Telegraph: An image of the Cloch Hotel in Gourock on a sunny day in the 1970s, and below, the view as it is today, minus the hotel.

Greenock Telegraph: Greenock Telegraph: A tram trundles along Albert Road in Gourock as people gather at shops in the early part of the 20th century. Below, the street as it is today.

Greenock Telegraph: Greenock Telegraph: How Greenock's East India Harbour looked in years gone by, and below the harbour today.

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