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Ronnie Semley from Lancashire. Posted 1 May 2003.
My father, also called Ronnie, who passed away last October, used to speak fondly of courting my mother in the early 50s when they would go dancing in the many dance halls across Glasgow.
After the dancing was over they would usually take a stroll hand-in-hand down Sauchiehall Street where all the department stores (and many smaller stores as well) vied with each other to create the most spectacular illuminated window displays. He said they could spend ages just admiring the handiwork of the staff who had created these displays - and would often return during the day to buy something they'd seen. Perhaps there's a lesson for today's shop owners who pull down the shutters at 5pm and don't think of the potential sales to be made from using their window as a giant advert!

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