TheEvening Citizen, was an evening version ofThe Glasgow Citizen (a daily newspaper founded in 1842 byJames David Hedderwick).[1] It was first published in August 1864, was one of the first of three evening newspapers to be printed, published and sold in theGlasgow area ofScotland. Both papers were founded byJames Hedderwick.[2]
In 1889 theEvening Citizen moved to 24 St Vincent Place, located in the city centre, which was one of the first buildings in Glasgow to be made from redsandstone, and was built that same year to accommodate theirprinting presses and offices.
At some point the newspaper came into the ownership ofGeorge Outram & Co., publishers of theGlasgow Herald and theEvening Times. It is not clear whether Outram published the newspaper or only owned the rights to the masthead but when Lord Beaverbrook came to Glasgow to establish a printing works and publish from 1928 theScottish Daily Express and theScottish Sunday Express he also came to an agreement with Outrams to publish theEvening Citizen with Outrams retaining 49% ownership andBeaverbrook Newspapers Ltd having 51% ownership and total control.[3]
When Beaverbrook ceased printing from 159 Albion Street, Glasgow in 1974 they also ceased publication of the Evening Citizen and George Outram & Co became 100% owners of the masthead once more.[4] For a period Outram's Evening Times carried a line indicating "incorporating the Evening Citizen" but this statement was subsequently discontinued.[5][6][7]
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