In this week's column from Glasgow City Archives, archivist Curstaidh Reid looks into the history of one of the city's most famous and important streets. The importance of the site is also reflected by the choice to build the city’s second ever bridge there in 1772, at the junction between Broomielaw and Clyde Street. Named the New Bridge at first, it has also been referred to as the Broomielaw Bridge, Jamaica Bridge and is now called the Glasgow Bridge. Paddlesteamers, 1905 (Image: Glasgow City Archives)Leaving the Broomielaw on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at noon, passengers could now travel to Helensburgh and Greenock much faster and more comfortably compared to sailing or road travel. Clyde Navigation Trust building (Image: Glasgow City Archives)The area’s standing as a key transport hub was further developed with the opening of Glasgow Central Station in 1879, connecting road, water and rail together.