[Wishbone Ash]

Dame Street would have been my initial guess but the 'one way' threw me!

Originally Posted by humberklog

Asit is that they're standing outside the central bank

Not really. They are standing at the intersection with South Great Georges Street. The Central Bank would be a few hundred yards down from there.

The gable end over the Inchicore bus must be Temple Lane. The next gable end over the 2nd bus must be Crow Street. If you look over the rear of the 2nd bus, there is an ornamental building. I presume that is the present day Citi Hotel at the junction of Fownes Street Upper. The present day Central Bank would be next.

Originally Posted by humberlog

doesanyone knowwhat was there befor? I haven't a foggy.

I'm open to correction on this but I think The Commercial Buildings occupied the site. I think it was taken down and rebuilt sideways where it still stands today on the eastern side of the bank plaza.

Any historian, architect or knowledgeable person able to clarify?

[spurious]

Originally Posted by Punchbowl

Nice one, where can we see these pictures?

There will be a link from http://www.dublin1850.com - hopefully by the end of this weekend.

[Rashers]

Originally Posted by Wishbone Ash

I'm open to correction on this but I think The Commercial Buildings occupied the site. I think it was taken down and rebuilt sideways where it still stands today on the eastern side of the bank plaza.

Any historian, architect or knowledgeable person able to clarify?

Quite right.

No I'm not an architect but a sort of amateur Dublin historian.

I remember the building you mention had a connection to the Ouzel Galley. As far as I recall it had the actual bell from that vessel on show in a window.

You could walk through an alley at part of the building, which brought you into a sort of courtyard and on to the Merhant's Arch.

Why the Ouzel Galley? There's an interesting article on it here. Read to the bottom of the article and you'll see the connection. Good story.

[humberklog]

Originally Posted by Wishbone Ash

Not really. They are standing at the intersection with South Great Georges Street. The Central Bank would be a few hundred yards down from there.

Ah cheers wishbone-that makes a lot more sense now. They haven't sausages in under arms it's Rick damn tasty burgers.
And thanks for clearing up central bank puzzle.

[Dancor]

Originally Posted by Rashers

Temple St 1950




Same view 2005

Thanks for posting this Rashers, Ive lived in Hardwicke Street all my life.
Crazy how the area used to look.

[spurious]

Old photos now up:
http://www.dublin1850.com/old_and_new.html

[Dancor]

Originally Posted by spurious

Old photos now up:
http://www.dublin1850.com/old_and_new.html

Cant believe that they were only taken in 1980, great pics.

[Makikomi]

Originally Posted by spurious

Old photos now up:
http://www.dublin1850.com/old_and_new.html

Fantastic, thanks.

[Exit]

Those 1980 pictures are brilliant!

There's a lot of interesting pictures here - http://www.dublinbuses.com/buspics.html

[Rashers]

Originally Posted by spurious

Old photos now up:
http://www.dublin1850.com/old_and_new.html

GREAT photos!. If only more had been as foresighted as Tommy.

And please pass along to Glen our fullest admiration for taking and matching the photos so well. He did a remarkable job of it.

And full marks to you spurious!

A thousand thanks.

[Rashers]

Originally Posted by dancor

Thanks for posting this Rashers, Ive lived in Hardwicke Street all my life.
Crazy how the area used to look.

Here's one from 1964




And going back a bit further....to 1848!

[Wishbone Ash]

Great pictures alright.

Originally Posted by dancor

Cant believe that they were only taken in 1980, great pics.

What I find interesting is that many of the tenements are still standing and give those streets a 'built-up' feel. Several years later most of them were demolished and what we had left were vast areas of wasteland around those streets. It would be great to get a few pics of Gardiner Street/Summerhill from about 1987 when the country was on it's knees. My memory of those areas are empty spaces full of rubbush and mattresses, propped up gable ends and ad hoc skanger car parks everywhere.

Incidently, can anyone remember when they widened the junction of Summerhill and Gardiner Street Middle. I was thinking about it the other day when passing. Summerhill was much narrower then, about half the width it is now, so they widened the end of it from the junction back to Langrishe Place. I remember the roadworks but can't recall if it was 10 years ago or 20 years ago.

Another memory is the IDA building there sticking out like a sore thumb. They planted a few creepers around it and now it's almost totally hidden.

[Rashers]

Originally Posted by Wishbone Ash

Incidently, can anyone remember when they widened the junction of Summerhill and Gardiner Street Middle.

Sometime in the early 90s?

Here's a pic looking up Summerhill from the corner of Parnell St. I'd say the pic was taken about late 60s.

That pub (No 121) on the corner of Summerhill/Lr Gardiner St used to be The Green Kilt.



And a pic down the 27 Steps taken about the same time. Mary's Mansions visible, part of Liberty House, and the old gasometer.



Back to the late 60s again and the old 7-A-Side that used to be played at the back of Sean McDermott St... with Summerhill and the 27 Steps there too.



And the Diamond shortly before demolition.

[humberklog]

Cracking pics rasher. Spoiling us northsiders. Love the football pic.

[Wishbone Ash]

Fabulous pictures Rashers - are they your own?

There really was a lot of Georgian Dublin. No wonder they are trying to preserve the few streets that are left.