 Taking its name originally from a block of tenements named Charing Cross Place built in the 1850s, which continue at the south-west corner with North Street, the junction of Sauchiehall Street was formed as part of the original development of Blythswood Hill including Blythswood Square, St George's Road and North Street becoming known as Charing Cross, linking the city centre and the new West End, commencing at Woodlands.Some of its architectural qualities were lost by the building of the motorway in the late 1960s, notably the Grand Hotel at its heart.It still marks the boundary between the City Centre and the West End of the City.