List of Figures

1. Introduction: The fluctuating fortunes of high rise


Embracing high rise in the post-war period

Retreat from high rise

Removal and return of high rise

A retrospective study of the postwar high rise experience


2. Inside: making homes - privacy and communality


Modern family homes

Modern interiors

Space and adaptation

Consumption, decor and taste

Privacy versus communality

Maintenance and security

Conclusions


3. Outside: Surviving and Thriving on Estates


Estate planning, amenity and social life

Life on the periphery: a lack of foresight

Miracle in the Gorbals? City centre living

‘You’ve to go into the city’: social facilities

Children and play: ‘nae use for the bairns’

Safety and delinquency

Places to play

Conclusions


4. Communities: Identity, Change and Neighbourly Relations


Eventless places? Neighbourly interactions on high rise estates

Narratives of community loss and decline

New neighbourly relations

Conclusions: retelling the history of community life


5. Conclusions: plural histories of multi-storey living