1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁many ▁residents ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁" New ▁Bon hill " ▁built ▁on ▁green ▁field ▁sites ▁aim ed ▁at ▁ ▁facil it ating ▁economic ▁expansion ▁and ▁assist ing ▁with ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁below - standard ▁Glasgow ▁housing . ▁This ▁process ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" G las gow ▁o vers p ill ". ▁The ▁new ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁D umb art on ▁District ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁now ▁def unct ▁Scottish ▁Special ▁H ous ing ▁Association ▁( SS HA ). ▁Many ▁think ▁that ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁est ates ▁was ▁too ▁large ▁and ▁mon ol ith ic ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁ten ure . ▁Origin ally ▁fairly ▁prosper ous ▁( SS HA ▁provided ▁houses ▁for ▁workers ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁economy ), ▁the ▁industrial ▁decl ine ▁that ▁hit ▁the ▁Alexand ria ▁area ▁hard ▁led ▁to ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁un emp loyment ▁and ▁the ▁social ▁ill s ▁that ▁often ▁follow ▁that . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Bon hill ▁est ates ▁were ▁built ▁quite ▁high ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁providing ▁magnific ent ▁views ▁up ▁the ▁valley ▁to ▁L och ▁L om ond . ▁A men ities ▁were ▁planned ▁and ▁built , ▁schools , ▁library , ▁sh ops , ▁a ▁pub , ▁take ▁away ▁etc . ▁Bus ▁routes ▁were ▁introduced ▁but ▁the ▁houses ▁felt ▁remote ▁from ▁Alexand ria ▁centre ▁( a ▁town ▁lack ing ▁basic ▁amen ities ▁itself ). ▁ ▁Interest ingly ▁the ▁Council ▁housing ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁district ▁he ating