The Plaza Ballroom, at Eglinton Toll/St Andrew's Cross, was once the Southside's top dancing spot.

A drop of Dutch courage in the nearby Star, or McNee's Bar, and the floor was your own. Just remember, don't stray too near the fountain in the middle of the hall, as the spray makes the dancefloor extra slippy, and you're liable to skite!

The venue, which opened in 1922, was still attracting dancers in the early 1990s. It also played host, in 1981, to one of New Order's first live gigs.

Sadly, it was demolished in September 2006, to make way for new flats, with the developer incorporating some of the original red sandstone facade into the new Plaza scheme. In 2009, the development was named the Worst New Building in Scotland by the Prospect architectural magazine.

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