Historic Dublin Pictures & Videos Thread

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2009 1:24am

wishbone, i dont suppose you have any old photos of donnycarney?

Masada · 10-01-2009 4:18pm

Wow some great pics there, I was only a nipper when they were ripping down most of those old tenement houses but I showed my mother the thread, she loved it.,:)

Anyone got any more pics? I'll raid through the parents ones when i get a chance and scan some up.,

Masada · 10-01-2009 4:18pm

Wow some great pics there, I was only a nipper when they were ripping down most of those old tenement houses but I showed my mother the thread, she loved it.,:)

Anyone got any more pics? I'll raid through the parents ones when i get a chance and scan some up.,

latenia · 10-01-2009 4:24pm

I think the marathon pic is looking north up Harcourt St.

Wishbone Ash · 10-01-2009 4:41pm

admiralofthefleet wrote:

wishbone, i dont suppose you have any old photos of donnycarney?

Afraid not admiral.

latenia wrote: »

I think the marathon pic is looking north up Harcourt St.

Possibly. I presumed it was around Merrion Square but it just doesn't look right.

Ste.phen · 10-01-2009 11:35pm

latenia wrote: »

I think the marathon pic is looking north up Harcourt St.

That's what I was thinking too, if it lends any credence to it

Rashers · 11-01-2009 12:37am

Ste.phen wrote: »

That's what I was thinking too, if it lends any credence to it

Could that be Harcourt Tce garda station just out of picture to the right of the pic?

(That sounds wonky but y'know what I mean)

arybvtcw0eolkf · 11-01-2009 1:01am

Rashers wrote: »

Could that be Harcourt Tce garda station just out of picture to the right of the pic?

(That sounds wonky but y'know what I mean)

To the right of that pic would be the junction of Hatch St at the old Harcourt St station (where the Luas line stops).

The bus stop is the give away!.

Rashers · 13-01-2009 2:20am

Hope this isn't a re-post. This is Lower Gardiner Street from the junction of Gloucester St (now Sean McDermott St) looking towards Mountjoy Square.

The year is 1929.

Exit · 15-01-2009 3:27am

I came across a collection of pictures of Dublin in 1961. An American, Charles W. Cushman travelled the world for 30 years, including a visit to Dublin. When he died, he left his collection to the Indiana University, who have uploaded them. Be prepared for long loading times. I realise there's a lot of photos (and a lot of the usual suspects) but I think they're good enough to post in full size.

So, some questions: What's up with the upside down Polish flags? What is the small building in the Christchurch pictures? There are a few aerial pictures of county Dublin that I didn't post. They can be found here - http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/results/result.do?display=thumbcap&action=browse&query=country%3A%22Ireland%22+AND+city%3A%22Dublin%22&page=1&pagesize=20 I'm interested in them, but I can't recognise anything. Anybody able to spot some landmarks or roads? I'm interested in this one in particular - http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/results/detail.do;jsessionid=BDFC3704AA535CD3C28E83E805B7A854?query=country%3A%22Ireland%22+AND+city%3A%22Dublin%22&page=1&pagesize=20&display=thumbcap&action=browse&pnum=P12231 Is it northside or southside?

Also, I had originally been searching for something else. I saw a picture in a magazine today of a round tower on College Green. It's definitely a double take picture. It's from a book called Robert L. Chapman's Ireland, a collection of amateur photographs. Anyway, it was taken during the 1932 Eucharistic Congress, where Irish symbols were placed around Dublin. I can find mention of it in google searches but no pictures. Anybody have that picture?

Exit · 15-01-2009 3:28am

Apparently, there's a limit to the amount of images in a post.

EDIT: I just noticed Daniel O'Connell bus surfing on O'Connell bridge.

admiralofthefleet · 15-01-2009 3:33am

they are excellent, thanks a million

Cocoon · 15-01-2009 3:51am

Very nice photos, is it just me or does Dublin look very clean in those snaps from the 60's? Good old days id say but before my time. Thanks for posting.

bealbocht · 15-01-2009 4:05am

it is clean, looks nice, before the "throw away society"
no sweet wrappers

iMax · 15-01-2009 8:38am

That's the Dublin of my parents generation. Many thanks !

spurious · 15-01-2009 8:51am

Beautiful pictures - I'm liking the 'fashion hoes':).

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 10:46am

Fabulous pictures Exit. Many thanks for posting them. It's great to see the bit of colour rather that the usual austere B & W.

I presume the photographer must have stayed at The Shelbourne!

I love the old cigatettes ads, Craven A, Bendico, Players Please etc.

(When I was a child I used to think the Players Please signs were referring to George best, Johnny Giles etc.

- the innocence of childhood).

I love seeing the old cars and those fabulous green buses. The pic of Lord Edward Street has a nice one of a Garda Car and a Tayto truck. A few P & T vans around also. Note how many vehicles have ZA plates. The registration series lasted must longer then.

The Cork Hill one is also interesting as those building on the south side are long gone replaced with Dr Barnardo Park.

spurious wrote: »

Beautiful pictures - I'm liking the 'fashion hoes':).

I presume that is South Great Georges Street as the Pims sign is reflected in the window.

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 11:00am

Exit wrote: »

What is the small building in the Christchurch pictures?

I'm open to correction but those little buildings had something to do with the utilities electricity, gas, telephone, sewerage etc. I'm not sure which one. (Victor will probably know.)

They're still around. Here's a pic of one which on Castleforbes Road in Dublin 1

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 11:14am

Exit wrote: »

Also, I had originally been searching for something else. I saw a picture in a magazine today of a round tower on College Green. It's definitely a double take picture. It's from a book called Robert L. Chapman's Ireland, a collection of amateur photographs. Anyway, it was taken during the 1932 Eucharistic Congress, where Irish symbols were placed around Dublin. I can find mention of it in google searches but no pictures. Anybody have that picture?

Never let it be said...........:)

(Apologies for poor quality).

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 11:35am

Exit wrote:

There are a few aerial pictures of county Dublin that I didn't post. They can be found here - http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cush...=1&pagesize=20 I'm interested in them, but I can't recognise anything. Anybody able to spot some landmarks or roads?

They are difficult to identify alright.

The first aerial one looks like Bray and could no. 6 be the old Baldoyle racetrack?

OldGoat · 15-01-2009 12:19pm

Looking at Wishbones 1932 pic reminded me of something from way back when. Remember the disscussions about the lamp-post/waste bins that went on back in the thread? I'm been informed by the good people in Public Lights that those iron bases were originally used for the tramline support posts and when the tram lines were taken down the city managers decided to recycle them as lamp bases and bins.

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 12:24pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Looking at Wishbones 1932 pic reminded me of something from way back when. Remember the disscussions about the lamp-post/waste bins that went on back in the thread? I'm been informed by the good people in Public Lights that those iron bases were originally used for the tramline support posts and when the tram lines were taken down the city managers decided to recycle them as lamp bases and bins.

Nice one - it explains the 'narrowness' of them!

Fletch123 · 15-01-2009 12:52pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

They are difficult to identify alright.

The first aerial one looks like Bray and could no. 6 be the old Baldoyle racetrack?

I agree with you, I think the first is Bray and I think the one you're interested in Exit, no. 7, could possible be looking at where Shankill is now, looking west towards Rathmichael. Given that he was flying about in that area (Bray) and looking at the terrain and satellite images on googlemaps, I think Shankill is likely.

gurramok · 15-01-2009 1:01pm

Whats the purpose of the tower in the pic, where did it go Wish?

MercMad · 15-01-2009 2:14pm

This is such a spectacular thread, I came upon it by accident, and read the entire lot !

Anyway it strikes me as odd how much the world has changed in the last 6 months since the thread was started, but to all who have contributed, either photos or memories you guys are actually making history here !

Cheers !

OldGoat · 15-01-2009 2:26pm

MercMad wrote: »

This is such a spectacular thread, I came upon it by accident, and read the entire lot !

Anyway it strikes me as odd how much the world has changed in the last 6 months since the thread was started, but to all who have contributed, either photos or memories you guys are actually making history here !

Cheers !

It's not written by all of us, just by Victor. History is always written by the Victors.

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2009 2:28pm

gurramok wrote: »

Whats the purpose of the tower in the pic, where did it go Wish?

It was temporarily put there as Irish symbol for the 31st Eucharistic Congress which was hosted by Dublin in 1932. It was probably made of wood or steel. Maybe they'll put up another when we host it again in 2012.

http://multitext.ucc.ie/viewgallery/1208

Latchy · 15-01-2009 7:13pm

Great pictures of early 60s dublin life .They remind me of the John Hinde postcards from the same era of which i have a few .

Some you tube videos I made recently from various pics supplied from forum members .Some recent, some old and some perhaps more familiar than others .

Elizabathan serenade

The spanish lady

Colorado songbird

The rare ol times

Doolittle51 · 15-01-2009 8:53pm

Great pics there!

Sorry to jump back a bit, just in relation to the Dublin city marathon 1986 picture:

It's definitely Harcourt St. If you look just above the B in Dublin, you can see that weird bay window on Montague St. Anybody follow me?

Exit · 15-01-2009 10:52pm

Fletch123 wrote: »

I agree with you, I think the first is Bray and I think the one you're interested in Exit, no. 7, could possible be looking at where Shankill is now, looking west towards Rathmichael. Given that he was flying about in that area (Bray) and looking at the terrain and satellite images on googlemaps, I think Shankill is likely.

Ah, so actually it has no interest to me. I had assumed it was north county Dublin.

Thanks for the picture Wishbone! I wouldn't worry about the quality as that was roughly the quality I'd seen it in anyway.

I also just noticed in the last picture of O'Connell Bridge, there's a garda in a box. Was he directing traffic?

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