During the six month duration of the Empire Exhibition in 1938, 13 million people were counted through the turnstiles to see a Bellahouston Park transformed into a city of striking modernist architecture, wide boulevards, fountains and other stunning water features.

Today, there is little remaining at Bellahouston to suggest that a remarkable vision of the future once existed there in 1938. The Park has long since returned to its pastoral role. The only building directly linked to the Exhibition that still stands is the Palace of Art.

The following video links the Bellahouston of 1938 to the Bellahouston of the present day, showcasing how the landscape has evolved while preserving the memory of the "Second City of Empire."