Situated on Edinburgh Road, between Springboig and Carntyne, the Dalriada bar and hotel opened in the 1960s and was very much a product of its time.
Accompanied by much fanfare, it was opened by the late Cypriot hotel magnate Reo Stakis, whose friend, Mr Philips, a French teacher at Cranhill Secondary, conjured up the establishment's intriguing name.
Dalriada, or Dál Riata, was the ancient kingdom of the Scots who centuries ago migrated from Ulster and over into Argyll and Strathclyde.
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Boasting seven bedrooms, the establishment was open all week, and in the days before the 1976 Licensing Act came into effect it was one of just a handful of places in the local area where people could buy a drink outside of normal hours.
This particular perk made the Dalriada very popular and it quickly forged a reputation as a great place to let your hair down. There was regular live music and the bar - famous as being the longest in Scotland at that time - and 500-capacity upstairs lounge were forever packed on weekends.
Some even claim the Rolling Stones turned up at the Dalriada for a bite to eat after playing a gig in town in 1966.
Sadly, the glory days at the Dalriada did not last forever.
In the 1990s the 'Dal', as it was affectionately known became a magnet for trouble and police officers had their hands full keeping rowdy behaviour at bay.
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The violence reach a crescendo when one drinker was brutally attacked in the lounge. This was the final straw for the Edinburgh Road howff and it closed down for good not long after.
Locals of a certain age fondly recall the Dal's quirky interior, much of which was original fittings from the 1960s, as well as the marble murals on the exterior. Others remember the signs outside that displayed the hotel's distance to famous world destinations.
The bar was recently mentioned on the Dear Auld Glasgow Town Facebook group, with members sharing their reminiscences - some good, some bad.
One member said: "We lived in Springboig Road - not far from it. I used to love the name - has a ring to it."
Another commented: "Me and my pal had weekend work there in the seventies - you had to get out the way quick when the gangs were fighting."
James Delaney McLaughlin said he recalled the Rolling Stones arriving at the Dalriada for lunch in the 1960s.
He recalled: "I think it was 1966 we got word that the Rolling Stones, who were due to play the Odeon in Glasgow were having lunch in believe it or not The Dalriada. I was one of the many who congregated outside and were delighted when Mick and the band appeared in the upstairs lounge to wave to us."
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