GC2Y20H Albany Gone !! (Traditional Cache) in Southern Scotland, United Kingdom created by Senux

This cache has been archived.

Senux: As cache is no longer accessible due to changes at GZ I have had to archive.

GC2Y20H ▼

A cache by Senux Message this owner

Hidden : 6/16/2011

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Geocache Description:

This cache is for tourists with either a long memory or a very old booking for their accommodation.

First found by The Sweeney Toddlers 46 minutes after publication on 16 June 2011. Well done on a tricky FTF.

The Albany Hotel, latterly rebranded as the Holiday Inn City West stood on this site, closed in summer 2007. Following demolition the site has been left as a hole in the ground for several years.

The hotel opened as The Albany in 1973 and was one of the first major post-war developments in Glasgow and for many years the premier hotel in the city It was hailed as an ultra-modern hotel and was the first in Glasgow to have colour televisions in every room.

Please Note: On 6 July 2011, various bits of heavy equipment appeared at this site. It looked like the site was being prepared for a new building - Bothwell Plaza. However by the morning of 14 July 2011 it was not a new building being worked on, it was a city centre car park being setup.