Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

arybvtcw0eolkf

How about posting photos and video's of a rapidly changing Dublin?..

I've some old photo's of home of Ballymun during my childhood, including recent photos taken of the 'flats' where I lived and soon to be knocked down and gone forever which I can include.

I think it would be nice to record people's pix & vid's of Dublin in one thread.

Anyone remember the snow of 1982..

Dirk Gently

flynnc8

ha ha, ya dont see crowds like that anymore.....



Can anyone guess where this is?

Dirk Gently

abbey street

flynnc8

clown bag wrote: »

abbey street

Nope, not Abbey Street

humberklog

Grafton st. They're standining outside laura ashleys.

melekalikimaka

flynnc8 wrote: »

ha ha, ya dont see crowds like that anymore.....



Can anyone guess where this is?

westmoreland street???

arybvtcw0eolkf

flynnc8 wrote: »

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Can anyone guess where this is?

South Leinster St./Clare St junction?..

spurious

Nassau Street.

gurramok

U2 showing off best of Dub in MTV video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHy8OxQvUg

latenia

flynnc8 wrote: »

ha ha, ya dont see crowds like that anymore.....

A bit of a smarmy patronising caption there. How prevalent was contraception anywhere in 1950?

flynnc8

humberklog wrote: »

Grafton st. They're standining outside laura ashleys.

spot on... not sure about the Laura Ashley thing, but it is Grafton Street..

humberklog

flynnc8 wrote: »

spot on... not sure about the Laura Ashley thing, but it is Grafton Street..

It'd be dunnes now. Looking across to where the Cigar emporium (fine establishment)is now. Captain americas was probably there even then!

Wishbone Ash

humberklog wrote: »

Grafton st. They're standining outside laura ashleys.

humberklog wrote: »

It'd be dunnes now

I'm a bit puzzled.

Is it the west or east side of Grafton Street?

Isn't Dunnes Stores on the west side opposite Captain Americas etc. And if that picture is where Dunnes is now, where is Tangier Lane which runs at the side of Dunnes?

IIRC correctly, Dunnes Stores occupy two adjoining buildings on Grafton Street. One is quite plain while the other is ornate with the word "Waterproofers" (from a previous business) still on it.

humberklog

Thay are standing at Tangier wishbone on the west side of street looking across to the east side.
The Orson wells figure has followed the lady with the Enigma codemaker in her bag outta Nearys.

Poxyshamrock

clown bag wrote: »

Are the guys in that from the 1930's too?

spurious

humberklog wrote: »

Thay are standing at Tangier wishbone on the west side of street looking across to the east side.
The Orson wells figure has followed the lady with the Enigma codemaker in her bag outta Nearys.

Heh heh.

delta_bravo

Good idea but there could be a copyright issue with posting pics. Probably best to cite the source or name of photographer

Wishbone Ash

humberklog wrote: »

Thay are standing at Tangier wishbone on the west side of street looking across to the east side.
The Orson wells figure has followed the lady with the Enigma codemaker in her bag outta Nearys.

Ah, right, now it makes sense!

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Ah, right, now it makes sense!

.... but now that I think about it - if they are standing on the west side of Grafton Street, how could they be looking at what is now Dunnes Stores which would be behind the photographer?

raheny red

Nothing special about this vid but you do see a bit of Raheny and Drumcondra in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU8Im-4ACY8&feature=PlayList&p=B5995B30698E41FA&index=62

humberklog

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

.... but now that I think about it - if they are standing on the west side of Grafton Street, how could they be looking at what is now Dunnes Stores which would be behind the photographer?

Aghhh...they are not looking at Dunnes Wishbone. They are standing outside what is now Dunnes. On the same side of road as Dunnes.

Rashers

A busy part of Dublin in 1964. But where do you think it is?

daftdave

delta_bravo wrote: »

Good idea but there could be a copyright issue with posting pics. Probably best to cite the source or name of photographer

good chance they might be pushing up clover ?

Rashers

raheny red wrote: »

Nothing special about this vid but you do see a bit of Raheny and Drumcondra in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU8Im-4ACY8&feature=PlayList&p=B5995B30698E41FA&index=62

Thanks for that vid. Seen my old primary school in it. Ah but that garda station wasn't there then... just grass and trees.

Dord

Rashers wrote: »

A busy part of Dublin in 1964. But where do you think it is?

North Strand Road?

arybvtcw0eolkf

raheny red wrote: »

Nothing special about this vid but you do see a bit of Raheny and Drumcondra in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU8Im-4ACY8&feature=PlayList&p=B5995B30698E41FA&index=62

And Killester too.

Rashers

Joe Robot wrote: »

North Strand Road?

Was it too easy?

Here's the full picture.

humberklog

-Do ya'know deh foive lamps?
-'Yeh.'
-Well go hang yer balls on'm.

Haven't heard that phrase since my grumpy neighbour died about 25 year ago.

Dord

Rashers wrote: »

Was it too easy?

Here's the full picture.

DAMN, so close. Just the other side of the canal. :pac:

Rashers

Joe Robot wrote: »

DAMN, so close. Just the other side of the canal. :pac:

You were right. It is the North Strand Rd where it begins at the Five Lamps.

Dord

Rashers wrote: »

You were right. It is the North Strand Rd where it begins at the Five Lamps.

Oh right cool.

So, it begins at the cross roads then?

flynnc8

Ballymun....

I was born and bred here the changes are just so unreal..

From this...


To this...



And now this..




Cant wait to see the finished project... Theres only one tower remaining and as weird as it sounds, eerytime one comes down its as though ya gain so many great memories... They all just come flooding back!!

Rashers

flynnc8 wrote: »

Ballymun.... Theres only one tower remaining and as weird as it sounds, eerytime one comes down its as though ya gain so many great memories... They all just come flooding back!!

There's a petition going to keep the last one,(Plunkett Tower).

Rashers

Temple St 1950




Same view 2005

humberklog

Just drove past temple st today. All the scaffolding is down and it absolutely gleaming. Scrubbed up well.

gogglebok

humberklog wrote: »

The Orson wells figure has followed the lady with the Enigma codemaker in her bag outta Nearys.

Class!

Jay D

raheny red

humberklog wrote: »

Just drove past temple st today. All the scaffolding is down and it absolutely gleaming. Scrubbed up well.

How long did that take though?

Wishbone Ash

humberklog wrote:

Just drove past temple st today. All the scaffolding is down and it absolutely gleaming. Scrubbed up well.

Hardwicke Place!

raheny red wrote: »

How long did that take though?

That scaffolding seems to be on St George's Church since the 1980s.


Apologies for the crap quality of this pic of a pic but can anyone hazard a guess as to where it is.

flynnc8

dont know why but dollymount just popped into my head... ha ha .,...

it looks like its in the middle of the desert in Mexico lol..

Wishbone Ash

flynnc8 wrote: »

dont know why but dollymount just popped into my head... ha ha .,...

it looks like its in the middle of the desert in Mexico lol..

It's not Dollymount and it does indeed look like a wild west scene.

(PS - it's a very well know spot now usually for the wrong reasons! That pic is from the 1970s.)

flynnc8

Ha ha I can imagine what type of place you are talking about,,, not a customed to visiting them tho.. lol...

The only one that comes to mind is view point... but it wouldn't be a very good one if your looking up at the mountains instead of down from them...

EDIT: blonde moment... why on earth would they have a betting office in the mountains at view point ha ha...

I give up... but I am really curious now ... so hurry up people get posting lol...

Wishbone Ash

flynnc8 wrote: »

not a customed to visiting them tho.. lol.

I have no doubt that you and half the country have been there many times!

There is a clue in the picture.

flynnc8

Is it something to do with sports lol.. the obvious one taking it was a betting office...

Wishbone Ash

flynnc8 wrote: »

Is it something to do with sports lol.. the obvious one taking it was a betting office...

No, nothing to do with sport.

Rashers

Looks like the mountains as you'd see them from Finglas. Hmmmm.... Finglas?

Cocoon

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Hardwicke Place!

That scaffolding seems to be on St George's Church since the 1980s.


Apologies for the crap quality of this pic of a pic but can anyone hazard a guess as to where it is.

Is this part of a building still standing with "Betting Office" still on the side of it? I'm sure its in the north county some where? Head Wreckin.

spurious

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I have no doubt that you and half the country have been there many times!

There is a clue in the picture.

Looks like a small red cow on the sign.

Wishbone Ash

spurious wrote: »

Looks like a small red cow on the sign.

Well done spurious - it's the site of the present Red Cow Roundabout!

spurious

A child at work brought in photos taken by his grandad in 1980. Here's one: