[3] Prior to 2013, the Glasgow City Council's civil marriage rooms were located at 22 Park Circus, in the former Italian consulate.

The Scottish Labour Party formerly[citation needed] had its headquarters in the area; the towers that once formed the University of Glasgow's Trinity College are located on Lynedoch Place and dominate the local skyline, although classes ceased in the early 1970s and the building was converted to apartments in the 1980s,[5][6] in contrast to the neighbouring Park Church, of which only the distinctive white tower remains, with the church itself replaced by offices in the late 1960s when that function was in demand in the area.

It has two gently curving crescents of large 19th-century townhouses, including 22 Park Circus,[8] and an oval garden in the centre.

[9] It was donated to the University by Lord and Lady Maclay in 1921 in memory of their two sons who fell during the First World War.

[9] University of Glasgow and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum are approximately 8 minutes of walking away from Park District.