Toyota Towers

vector

Whats the story behind the Toyota advert thats been on the side of the Opera House for yonks... You'd think that if any company was going to have its name on display in Cork it would be Ford, because of the old link...

dunleakelleher

Its just an advert.

run_Forrest_run

maybe Toyota will recall the sign soon...sorry!

Owen

Ford can bugger right off with the amount of people they laid off at the time, and the effect on other businesses who depended on them for work. Henry Ford was an asshole too.

vector

at least Ford were around for a while... Toyota didn't have a factory in CK at t'all, a t'all, well AFAIK but I wasn't around at the time

johncm

ford have a new sign across the river by the vic. There used to be a electronic sign in its place before

PaintDoctor

PaintDoctor wrote: »

Ford can bugger right off with the amount of people they laid off at the time

In fairness Ireland isn't a great place to make cars, not a huge on shore market. Also the folks that worked there got good innings out of the place.

New View

Tobe fair......it's only advertising not employment. At least their giving something!

themonboys

AFAIK the owner of Toyota donated the money for the refurbishment of the Opera House back in the late 80's. He also payed for the Language centre in the North Monastery.

Pitcairn

https://twitter.com/AlanHealy/status/904642130240557056

whisky_galore

RoverJames wrote: »

Also the folks that worked there got good innings out of the place.

Yeah, like the old story that one lad thieved so many spare parts that if you gave him a kick up the backside he'd start up.

whisky_galore

Owen wrote: »

Ford can bugger right off with the amount of people they laid off at the time, and the effect on other businesses who depended on them for work. Henry Ford was an asshole too.

Old Henry had a bit of a Nazi love-in back in the day and had a security force in Detroit who weren't afraid to knock a few heads around or open fire on employees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Hunger_March

who_me

Pitcairn wrote: »

https://twitter.com/AlanHealy/status/904642130240557056

Wouldn't be a bad spot for an electronic sign? That concrete 'block' is fairly ugly as it is, so nothing would make it worse.

two wheels good

who_me wrote: »

Wouldn't be a bad spot for an electronic sign? That concrete 'block' is fairly ugly as it is, so nothing would make it worse.

You want conspicuous advertising to dominate the view and intrude in your field of vision? Very odd.
The advertisers have surely triumphed when the public is asking for more adverts. Easier to ignore a blank stone tower I'd say.

flaneur

It really needs something to improve the look the quayside facade. It's looking ok from the square since the glass frontage was built on.

Previously it definitely looked more like the "Opera Warehouse".

The Toyota sign is probably paying for a chunk of the budget.

BUNK1982

two wheels good wrote: »

You want conspicuous advertising to dominate the view and intrude in your field of vision? Very odd.
The advertisers have surely triumphed when the public is asking for more adverts. Easier to ignore a blank stone tower I'd say.

What if it was advertising to promote the Opera House and the various cultural event they'll be hosting?

j8wk2feszrnpao

whisky_galore wrote: »

Old Henry had a bit of a Nazi love-in back in the day and had a security force in Detroit who weren't afraid to knock a few heads around or open fire on employees.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Hunger_March

Ford was truly a horrible person.
A true pioneer no doubt (think he brought forward the 'assembly line' idea as well), but just a terrible individual.

whisky_galore

munstermagic11 wrote: »

Ford was truly a horrible person.
A true pioneer no doubt (think he brought forward the 'assembly line' idea as well), but just a terrible individual.

Ford wasn't the first to use the assembly line for cars, nor was Ford himself the one who thought of introducing it to the Ford Motor Co. although they did it better than most of the competition.

j8wk2feszrnpao

whisky_galore wrote: »

Ford wasn't the first to use the assembly line for cars, nor was Ford himself the one who thought of introducing it to the Ford Motor Co. although they did it better than most of the competition.

Thanks. Wasn't sure if they had introduced it or not.
They did it better, but at a huge cost to the employees; they'd a huge turnover due to the repetitive nature of the job (and the hours worked), which may not have been unique to Ford either.