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In Glasgow around the 1980's there was a series of gang battles, the fights were over the control of Ice cream vans and their distribution areas. It was known a
by mothsonasloth 7y ago
In Glasgow around the 1980's there was a series of gang battles, the fights were over the control of Ice cream vans and their distribution areas. It was known as the Ice Cream wars, it nearly killed off the Ice Cream van (there's still a few about in summer).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Ice_Cream_Wars?wprov=sfla1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Ice_Cream_Wars?wprov...
- rkachowski 7y agoI lived in the east end for about 8 years and a big point is that they also sold cigarettes which changes the target audience significantly. There was something creepy about the music of ice cream vans in winter..
- Gravityloss 7y agoThat's incredible. There's a movie or computer game there.
- arethuza 7y agoBill Forsyth's 1984 movie 'Comfort and Joy' is a comedy very loosely based on the Ice Cream Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_and_Joy_(1984_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_and_Joy_(1984_film) NB I'd recommend his earlier movie "That Sinking Feeling" - at least if you like Glaswegian crime-based comedies...