Ballieston
From UK Housing Wiki
[[Baillieston is the easternmost Glasgow suburb. It is situated west of a major interchange between the M8 and M73 motorways and the A8 trunk road, between the town of Coatbridge, and the neighbouring suburb of Shettleston. North of Mount Vernon and south of Easterhouse. Ballieston has a population of 17,500 people. It was a town in its own right until being annexed by the city in 1975 as industry in the area ground to a halt. For this reason, Ballieston has many features that other suburbs of Glasgow lack. There are also several housing estates that were built before the annexation:
