Entering this pub, you could be forgiven for thinking you'd entered the underground in the present day and left it in the 1960s.
The Laurieston on Bridge Street in the Gorbals has stood the test of time, and somehow halted it completely within its walls.
It's been a filming location for the likes of Ewan McGregor and Brian Cox, as well as hosting famous faces for a swally.
And now, it's the next stop on our Times on Tap Glasgow Subcrawl, and one that I've been looking forward to stopping by.
We sat down with Joseph Clancy, 42, the manager of The Laurieston, whose family owned the pub for many years before handing over the keys last spring.
Sitting at one of the iconic red upholstered seats on a Wednesday afternoon, he told us what makes the frozen-in-time pub melt everyone's heart who walks through its doors.
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What's it like being part of the subcrawl?
As part of the history of The Laurieston, if you look at some of the shelves in the bar, you'll see albums and albums full of photos.
These are dated ring-binders full of polaroids of subcrawls past - each one brim full and bursting with costumes, fun and memories.
There's even a group who've been coming back to the pub every festive season as part of a group who've been doing the crawl together for over 40 years.
Every Saturday for decades, the pub's been inundated with subcrawlers, and it makes it "the best day of the week," according to Joseph.
"I love it," he explains, "from first thing right through until nine/ten o'clock at night I'm here and it's just rammed.
"Stag dos, Hen dos, dressed up in all sorts, from small groups of only four or five to big groups of 20-30, it's brilliant.
"We stopped doing the photos after Covid, the subcrawls got a lot busier after that because I think people were itching to get back out and do them.
"They've definitely picked up over the years, and the groups are bigger now."
They do get some "questionable" costumes through the doors, with some claiming to be told by subway staff to remove their fancy dress when riding the underground trains.
Michael Forbes, 27, from Stonehaven, has worked behind the bar since last March. His first shift was a "chaotic" Saturday, he says with a smile, but adds, "it's always good fun."
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What is the origin of The Laurieston's name?
Perhaps one of the easiest to decipher on our subcrawl stops so far - The Laurieston gets its name from the area the pub calls home.
Joseph explains: "It just comes from the area, we've got the Gorbals and Tradeston beside us, and here we're in Laurieston."
A bit of a Ronseal pub name then.
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What's the history of the pub?
The Clancy family owned The Laurieston for 42 years before selling the pub in March 2024.
The Bridge Street boozer was sold to a “private investor who has confirmed that the business will continue to operate as it has done for over 40 years”.
The history of the site can be traced back to as early as 1836, when Alexander Wiseman ran a public house here as part of his "small empire".
After being run by local business tycoon Wiseman for 30 years, the Graham family took over the Bridge Street pub in 1865. They were a family of pub entrepreneurs and looked after the establishment until the Alexanders took over from them in the 1930s.
The Clancys were handed the baton in 1982, meaning the pub has been well cared for by families since the Victorian era.
The Clancys pride themselves on having kept the bar as "just a pub" and claim that it "hasn't changed in over 40 years".
Stepping inside the historic watering hole is like stepping back in time.
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What makes The Laurieston special to you?
The Laurieston oozes a lived-in feel that can't be interior designed, the walls have years of stories seeped into them, and that's what Joseph agrees makes it special.
He said: "I think the special feeling of this place is because it hasn't changed, because we have kept it the same for over 40 years.
"It works, it's not broken, so why change it?
"It's just a pub, that was always my dad's motto with here, it is what it is.
"It's stood the test of time, so it's worked, we're the only pub that's still around here."
That defiance against change also means you'll have pockets full of it after a visit - The Laurieston has always been and remains a cash-only establishment.
"It's just easier," Joseph explains, "and there's method behind the madness too - my uncle used to always say that if you had a card, you would just keep spending and drinking.
"But, if you've only got a set amount of cash and have to go to a cash machine, you might come to your senses if you've had too much.
"It's a good way to look out for our customers and make sure they don't over-indulge."
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Does The Laurieston offer anything unique in terms of drinks?
"Lager tops or a vodka lemonade is as close to a cocktail you'll get in here," Joseph laughs.
He adds with a smile, "None of that fancy stuff in here."
Joseph admits his favourite drink to pour is a Guinness, which is "so satisfying" when poured perfectly.
The pub has a unique tap system, which allows them to pour the Irish stout at large volumes to help deal with the influx of customers they get during subcrawl swells.
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Do you have a favourite memory or moment from working at the pub?
This one's a hard one for our Times on Tap'r to answer this week, Joseph's "grown up" in The Laurieston.
He couldn't pick a favourite customer, that's for sure, "they're all like my family," he says.
Joseph explains: "It's very much a family feel pub.
"Some of the regulars do miss my dad and uncle [John and James Clancy] who were here for decades, but as long as I'm here, that seems to make it bearable for them."
The Laurieston's aesthetic has seen it become a film set on many occasions, attracting fans and famous faces alike.
Joseph said: "We get loads of folk coming in and you hear them excitedly saying 'oh, this is where Succession was filmed' or 'this is where Young Adam was filmed', and then they'll sit where the actors did.
"Most people usually just pose, but one couple came in and acted out a whole scene - they had scripts and everything."
Irish rockers Fontaines DC recently paid a visit to The Laurieston before they took to the stage at TRNSMT Festival this year at Glasgow Green.
Joseph said they were "really nice guys."
But, through all the films and faces, he said the pub's just been "one big barrel of laughs" and recalled a story of a regular, who's a "massive Rangers fan", donning a Celtic top for Joseph's 40th to give them all a laugh as an example.
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