Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

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http://www.rte.ie/tv50/galleryarchive.html

Today's picture


Traffic passing by Clery's department store on O'Connell Street in Dublin, including the No. 10 bus, a Garda car and a taxi, March 1973.

barney4001

Dublin 1988 video

http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/watch-take-a-video-tour-of-dublin-in-1988-342485-Jan2012

ciaran67

Rashers wrote: »

Now

whirlagigwitch

Might be this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlUpFGU1k-c

Soundsphere

I really love this thread. And it's interesting to see how cities change over the years.

older i get better i was

sugarman wrote: »

The photo is from the other side of college green looking down D'olier street. Looks like it was taken from the roof of Trinity there.

See here!

I presume you mean westmoreland street?

vektarman

older i get better i was wrote: »

I presume you mean westmoreland street?

DominoDub

Found these today on a Russian Site ...Ireland around 1932-1935. Dublin , Wicklow, Tralee & Limerick.

Google Trans=

Taken by "Branson Deco"who in the early 20th century, traveled almost the whole world, in search of the most interesting and beautiful places on earth. Thousands of pictures made by him were later collected into a huge book - a series of illustrated lectures under the title «Dream Pictures» («Fantastic views"). From black and white photographs were made colored glass slides, to show images of a large audience via a projector. Coloring slides studied by the author himself, from memory, and though some pictures may be found inaccurate, they are unlikely to spoil the viewing experience of these historic images.

Part 1

DominoDub

Part 2

ullu

http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image-galleries/digital-collections/vanishing-dublin

Some of the photos have a link to today's streetview which can be pretty interesting - unfortunately not enough do though. I've picked out a few of my favourites below.
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One of the best names of any Dublin street I've come across - Thundercut Alley (looking from Queen Street down towards the Lighthouse cinema is now)


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Peat's on Parnell Street in 1970


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Parnell Street in 1987 before the Ilac Centre was built


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Not too much has changed here


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The Elbow Inn on Mary Street


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Another photo of the same pub but with a business card for an off licence attached. I doubt you'd get away with the slogan these days


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Corner of Westmoreland Street and D'Olier Street


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Bike shop on Upper Abbey Street in 1967


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Merchants Arch in 1974


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Upper Camden Street in 1972. This is where the Bleeding Horse is now, they must have redesigned the road layout subsequently


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Sir John Rogersons Quay in the 80s

whirlagigwitch

Johns Lane Church
http://getoutofthatgarden.wordpress.com/

Ash.J.Williams

DominoDub wrote: »

Part 2

Can you tell me where the pic of the person hugging the granite cross came from?

Wishbone Ash

Great pictures ullu.

ullu wrote: »

Parnell Street in 1987 before the Ilac Centre was built

I'd say that picture is from the 1970's. The Iliac Centre was built in the early 1980's IIRC.

A Disgrace

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Great pictures ullu.

I'd say that picture is from the 1970's. The Iliac Centre was built in the early 1980's IIRC.

Actually, reckon it is the 80's - The Ilac is already built (you can see it sneaking into picture on the right hand side

Wishbone Ash

A Disgrace wrote: »

Actually, reckon it is the 80's - The Ilac is already built (you can see it sneaking into picture on the right hand side

Yes - it looks obvious now! Apologies. The street was also widened considerably after that.

A Disgrace

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes - it looks obvious now! Apologies. The street was also widened considerably after that.

Amazing the amount of heritage that was lost for pointless road widening - Cuffe st, Kevin st, Patrick st, New st, Clanbrassil st, Parnell st, Cork st, High st - had they have been left as was, we'd have a dense, bustling city full of character. Instead we have a broken city, seperated by intimidating traffic islands and miles and miles of dead frontage

ullu

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Great pictures ullu.

I'd say that picture is from the 1970's. The Iliac Centre was built in the early 1980's IIRC.

I got the 1987 info from the direct link but you're obviously right about the Ilac Centre.

Is1ldur

Anyone got any photos/recollections of the Royal Hibernian Hotel? My Dad worked there for years. I only ever recall it as the Hibernian, but the internet tells me it was the Royal Hibernian (I was very young!)

Pic below stolen from the Internet

Standard Toaster

Is1ldur wrote: »

Anyone got any photos/recollections of the Royal Hibernian Hotel? My Dad worked there for years. I only ever recall it as the Hibernian, but the internet tells me it was the Royal Hibernian (I was very young!)

Pic below stolen from the Internet

Former 'Royal Hibernian Hotel', Dawson Street, Dublin, 14 October 1984



Christmas 1953, 'Royal Hibernian Hotel', Dawson Street

Is1ldur

Really nice pics there, I only have very vague memories of the place, I was 8 when it was demolished. I also stole a look at your flickr stream mate, some really great photos there. You know your cars too!

Gaspode

Standard Toaster wrote: »

Former 'Royal Hibernian Hotel', Dawson Street, Dublin, 14 October 1984

I remember it in that state, and watched the demolition of it while queuing for a passport, maybe 1985 or so.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Would anyone have any photos from the old Barnstormer's pub?.

Lpfsox

wow - what a great thread. I stumbled across it looking for information on Eamonn MacThomais's "Dublin - A Personal View"; my mam came across a VHS tape which my dad must have made 20+ years ago of this series and she's badgered me into putting it onto DVD for her so I wanted some background information on the episodes. Looks like I'll be meandering down memory lane though for a while now; cheers folks

Standard Toaster

^^^

I'd love a copy of the DVD if you do manage to get it converted.

The Master

Javon Tasty Manger wrote: »

Would anyone have any photos from the old Barnstormer's pub?.

Javon Tasty Manger, I'm looking out my window now at the spot where barnstormers used to stand.
I'll have a root around. I defo have some pics of the inside when I played a few gigs there and few when it changed it's name to The fusion Bar.
I'll try find them

The Master

Upstairs in The Fusion bar(Barnstormers) circa 1995






That's me on the far left playing guitar

A Disgrace

The Master wrote: »

Upstairs in The Fusion bar(Barnstormers) circa 1995






That's me on the far left playing guitar

I have some unsettling memories of this place. Where was it again?

yukontree

Dub Ste wrote: »

Not sure if this has covered on here,but,does anyone know when they changed the direction of the traffic on the quays in Dublin.

I've seen footage that shows traffic on the northside quays heading towards Hueston,and the southside heading towards the docks.

The footage looks as though it was shot in the 60's,so was wondering when they changed.

Thanks..

Traffic flow on the quays was reversed in August 1982

yukontree

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Great pictures alright.

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.

Summerhill was widened in 1988 I was working in Telecom Eireann and was involved in moving cables from the existing footpaths to the side of the proposed new carraigeway ie the traffic lanes heading from Parnell Street towards Rutland Street

dubsontour

Standard Toaster wrote: »

^^^

I'd love a copy of the DVD if you do manage to get it converted.

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