Park district

Park district

The Park District of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, is an area located around Park Circus, which sits atop a hill beside Kelvingrove Park. The area is bordered by Woodlands, Kelvingrove and the City Centre, as well as Kelvingrove Park. Many of the area's large townhouses converted to offices during the latter half of the twentieth century are being returned to residential use.

The City of Glasgow civil marriage rooms are located in the area at 22 Park Circus, in the former Italian consulate. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) had their headquarters on Park Gardens in the area, but moved to Hampden Park when the stadium was redeveloped to house them. A mosaic depicting the badge of the SFA still exists at the entrance to their former headquarters. The Scottish Labour Party formerlyFact|date=February 2007 had their headquarters in the area.

= Maclay Hall =, and housed around 200 students at its peak. It was one of the smaller student residences at the University. The halls were sold for private development in 2004. The development suffered a setback on June 13th 2006 when fire swept through House 18 and the surrounding terrace.

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