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Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

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    #242
    Rashers
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    Degsy wrote: »
    Are you sure?It looks like the remains of a lamp standard or a water hydrant too

    I think that were supposed to look like a flower. :confused:

    Definitely were litter bins, I remember them well.

    Here's another one at the corner of Grafton St/Sth King St.

    StephensGreenCentre1950.jpg

    A sort of close up...

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    #243
    Rashers
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    spurious wrote: »
    Fantastic - I know a number of boys and girls will be putting that to good use next year in their local history projects for me.

    Not sure but I think I posted this one before. Pic taken the same day.

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    And where we went to the pictures. An up to date pic of this scene would be nice to compare.

    Plaza.jpg

    And where the kids of Summerhill played -- the yards at the back of Summerhill in the 70s. Back of Lr Gardiner St straight ahead and that 'shed' to the left is the old turf depot.

    TheYards.jpg


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    #244
    Punchbowl
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    Rashers wrote: »
    I think that were supposed to look like a flower. :confused:

    Definitely were litter bins, I remember them well.

    Here's another one at the corner of Grafton St/Sth King St.

    StephensGreenCentre1950.jpg

    A sort of close up...

    bruscar.jpg

    They look a little like those gas release things that you find all over Dublin


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    #245
    Rashers
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    Punchbowl wrote: »
    They look a little like those gas release things that you find all over Dublin

    Definitely bins. I fell off one once when I was a kid. Can you get a pic to compare?

    The gas release thingies, are they like these? I think these are vents to prevent build up of sewer gas.

    The year is 1969.

    Bollards19691.jpg

    Bollards1969.jpg


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    #246
    Degsy
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    Do you know that blonde girl then?


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    #247
    Rashers
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    Degsy wrote: »
    Do you know that blonde girl then?

    Shhhhh.... the missus is near..... she might hear ya. :eek:

    That blonde girl would be in her 50s now. :p


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    #248
    humberklog
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    Very risque for '69 (eh don't know if that came out right).
    See the car turning into parnell st.,outside the national bank(top picture)?
    That's an Austin1300 the same as what Basil Fawlty drove(and whacked with a tree branch).


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    #249
    Gaspode
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    Rashers wrote: »
    And where we went to the pictures. An up to date pic of this scene would be nice to compare.

    Plaza.jpg

    Is that where the waxworks was?

    The first time I ever went to the movies in a real cinema rather than the school hall was in the Plaza Cinerama (as it was known then) on Granby Row, which is where the hotel is now. (101 Dalmations was the movie by the way!)


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    deswalsh wrote: »
    Is that where the waxworks was?

    The first time I ever went to the movies in a real cinema rather than the school hall was in the Plaza Cinerama (as it was known then) on Granby Row, which is where the hotel is now. (101 Dalmations was the movie by the way!)

    Yes, its where the Wax Works was.

    And mine my movie were there too, 'Digby' (the worlds biggest dog) in 1973.


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    #251
    Rashers
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    humberklog wrote: »
    Very risque for '69 (eh don't know if that came out right).

    Wha'!? :eek:

    You're talkin' about decade of the micro mini skirt. She's very modestly dressed for the 60s. :D


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    #252
    Rashers
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    deswalsh wrote: »
    Is that where the waxworks was?

    Yep, and the Cinerama too.

    Originally built in 1789 as a chapel, before its conversion into the Dorset Picture House in 1911. In around 1928 it was re-named Plaza Cinema.

    In 1967 it was converted into a Cinerama theatre opening on 28th September 1967 with "Grand Prix". Closed on 28th July 1981, the former Plaza Cinema was converted into the National Wax Museum, it was closed and demolished in 2005 and hotel built on the site.

    oldnnew.jpg

    They replaced a beautiful building with a red and white lego brick!


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    #253
    Wishbone Ash
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    Rashers wrote: »
    Originally built in 1789 as a chapel........ ......... hotel built on the site
    When they demolished the wax works and excavated the site, there was a bit in the news about the remains of a church or church vaults being found but I didn't hear any more about it since.


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    #254
    Rashers
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    When they demolished the wax works and excavated the site, there was a bit in the news about the remains of a church or church vaults being found but I didn't hear any more about it since.

    And you won't.... the person who had it demolished (it was supposed to have been preserved behind cladding) is a person with some authority. 'Nuff said. :mad:

    The pub across from it (in the older pic) O'Donohoe's.... or The Widda Donohoe's as it was known is where I had my first underage pint.


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    #255
    Wishbone Ash
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    Rashers wrote: »
    And you won't.... the person who had it demolished (it was supposed to have been preserved behind cladding) is a person with some authority. 'Nuff said. :mad:
    A certain member of the Upper House with a dodgy bit of thatch?


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    #256
    Rashers
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    A certain member of the Upper House with a dodgy bit of thatch?

    .....whose name rhymes with boney. ;)


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    #257
    Wishbone Ash
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    Rashers wrote: »
    .....whose name rhymes with boney. ;)
    Indeed! :D


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    #258
    Max_Damage
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    A few videos of Dublin city centre back in 1985. I posted this in the classic cars section some time ago, but I guess they would be more fitting here. They are mainly of the Bombardier and Van Hool Atlantean buses that Dublin Bus had back in the day, but nevertheless, it may bring back memories from many of you lot.

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


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDWVp3A5b2g


    One thing that strikes me from these videos is that no one ever used yellow boxes back then!


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    #259
    Gaspode
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    Max_Damage wrote: »

    One thing that strikes me from these videos is that no one ever used yellow boxes back then!

    Everything changes, yet nothing changes - people still dont know how to use 'em!;)

    Damn, there was some amount of smoke spewing out out from vehicles in those days!

    I also like the ad for Dan air - £99 to Gatwick. Not bad at all for those days considering that wouyld have been there and back, and IIRC travel taxes were not around then.


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    raheny red
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    #261
    Rashers
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    1. Corner Whitworth Rd/Drumcondra Rd?

    2. Corner NCR/Dorset St?

    Year: About 1925 or so?


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Rashers wrote: »
    Year: About 1925 or so?
    I'd say about 1910.


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    #263
    raheny red
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    Rashers wrote: »
    1. Corner Whitworth Rd/Drumcondra Rd?

    2. Corner NCR/Dorset St?

    Year: About 1925 or so?

    Correct on the locations but have no idea of the dates. I seen them in Drumcondra on Saturday so decided to take a pic of them and post them here :pac:


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    #264
    Rashers
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I'd say about 1910.

    I agree. I hadn't taken into account the lack of damage to some of the buildings around the NCR junction which was the site of some fighing during 1916.... plus the lack of motorcars.


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    #265
    Rashers
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    raheny red wrote: »
    Correct on the locations but have no idea of the dates. I seen them in Drumcondra on Saturday so decided to take a pic of them and post them here :pac:

    Photos of photos? You did a great job there, thank you.

    Any more?


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    #266
    flynnc8
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    OMG no cars on Dorset Street... How I wish it was still like that instead of the normal rush hour traffic.... lol....


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    #267
    John Mason
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    at the begining of this thread there were some photos of finglas. anyone know where i could get copies of these. i would like copies of the old ones and take photos now from the exact same spot to see the difference.

    i have been down to the old photograph place on the quays but they dont seem to have any photos of finglas


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    irishbird wrote: »
    at the begining of this thread there were some photos of finglas. anyone know where i could get copies of these.

    Right click, save as.


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    #269
    Wishbone Ash
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    irishbird wrote: »
    i have been down to the old photograph place on the quays but they dont seem to have any photos of finglas
    :confused::confused: That place closed a long time ago!


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    #270
    Rashers
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    irishbird wrote: »
    i have been down to the old photograph place on the quays but they dont seem to have any photos of finglas

    The National Library site is a good place to find old photos, manuscripts etc. But searching the site can be time consuming.


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    #271
    spurious
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    The British Pathé films site has some snippets of old Dublin.


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