Landmarks Named After a Business

antodeco · 24-06-2013 11:13PM

3 should rename it The V3NU3

MadsL · 24-06-2013 11:14PM

Chucken wrote: »

But all those places are in Dublin, doesn't really bother me here in the sticks.

The Glanbia Cow Shed?

For Forks Sake · 24-06-2013 11:21PM

Zaph wrote: »

United Park, home of Drogheda United, now goes by the catchy name of Hunky Dorys Park. In comparison to that, nothing else really sounds that bad.

Wanna bet?

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

CrabRevolution · 24-06-2013 11:23PM

veryangryman wrote: »

Appreciate the joke but I also meant monaghan fcs ground

Stupid Irish. Get into your local team.

Never mind the fact its about 2.5 hours away from me, i would have difficulty watching Monaghan FC seeing as they folded last year.

holystungun9 · 24-06-2013 11:40PM

The central metro station in Madrid is now being sponsored by Vodafone. Don't know the terms of the deal or for how long it lasts but the fact that the signage has been changed from Sol to Vodafone Sol doesn't really bother me. I'm sure the gov are getting a pretty penny for it.

If the Luas was Sony Jervis or Microsoft Abbey Street, it might be a bit lame but with a time restriction (2 / 3 years) and money generated, many people would prob forgive it.

Cookie_Monster · 24-06-2013 11:47PM

Smithy90 wrote: »

or Sears tower in Chichago?

no such place, it's been renamed. In fairness this is just a private commercial building and is named for the main anchor tenant. This makes sense. Branding public buildings, streets and arenas is a bit different.

Richard Hillman · 24-06-2013 11:48PM

I think we should start selling the naming rights to of bank holidays. Dublin Airport could raise millions but there is some silly rule about naming public buildings

TPD · 24-06-2013 11:54PM

o2 should have called it the point o2 and three could then have renamed it the point three.

Also, hope their gold sim contracts aren't revoked.

kksaints · 24-06-2013 11:58PM

Isnt the blackhorse luas stop named after the pub beside it?

Doom · 25-06-2013 12:03AM

The "Buckfast" theatre is better or even "Durex" Park....

25-06-2013 12:10AM

Doom wrote: »

The "Buckfast" theatre is better or even "Durex" Park....

There's a lot of parks that could carry that name, colloquially at least

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:15AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

! The "Aviva Stadium" is Landsowne Rd.

Not to me. It'll always be the Royal Irish Park Stadium.

keith16 · 25-06-2013 12:20AM

The Aviva is particularly galling. Why should they have exclusive naming rights over a stadium that was heavily financed from the public purse?

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:20AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

This really annoys me. How ridiculous does "The Bord Gais Energy Theatre" sound? It's the Grand Canal Theatre! The "Aviva Stadium" is Landsowne Rd.

The "grand canal company" was a private company that completed the canal. Learn some flipping history.

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:21AM

keith16 wrote: »

The Aviva is particularly galling. Why should they have exclusive naming rights over a stadium that was heavily financed from the public purse?

Because the owners said "who wants to pay to name this stadium" and Aviva said "us"?

dfx- · 25-06-2013 12:24AM

Zaph wrote: »

United Park, home of Drogheda United, now goes by the catchy name of Hunky Dorys Park. In comparison to that, nothing else really sounds that bad.

Or Strokestown Road in Longford..."City Calling Stadium" :eek:

The entire opposite however is calling a football ground "Fahy's Field". They should be relegated for this.

lintdrummer · 25-06-2013 12:24AM

3DataModem wrote: »

The "grand canal company" was a private company that completed the canal. Learn some flipping history.

Welcome to the thread, why not read it and see that this has already been pointed out and I still think it's a terrible argument. "Grand" and "Canal" are two common English words, unlike Aviva etc.

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:24AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

What got me thinking about this today is the news that 3 are taking over o2 Ireland and all o2 branding is to disappear. I assume that they're going to call the point depot "

You mean the Point Theatre, that opened as a commercial business less than 30 years ago? In what way is it a landmark? Because the historical figure Huey Lewis played the first gig there?

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:26AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

Welcome to the thread, why not read it and see that this has already been pointed out and I still think it's a terrible argument. "Grand" and "Canal" are two common English words, unlike Aviva etc.

So everything should be named after common English words? Also not a great argument.

25-06-2013 12:30AM

Chucken wrote: »

But all those places are in Dublin, doesn't really bother me here in the sticks.

Thomond Park was shortlisted for a branding exercise but it never happened thankfully.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 25-06-2013 12:31AM

keith16 wrote: »

The Aviva is particularly galling. Why should they have exclusive naming rights over a stadium that was heavily financed from the public purse?

Better that than The Bertie Bowl.

lintdrummer · 25-06-2013 12:37AM

3DataModem wrote: »

You mean the Point Theatre, that opened as a commercial business less than 30 years ago? In what way is it a landmark? Because the historical figure Huey Lewis played the first gig there?

My God we're a bit touchy tonight? To me and to many others it's a landmark site, first gigs, favourite gigs, whatever, it's been the most recognisable music venue in the country since it was built.

3DataModem wrote: »

So everything should be named after common English words? Also not a great argument.

You're creating arguments that don't exist, I'm not saying that everything should have a bland name but using amenities as advertising for big corporations is sickening.
What I meant about the grand canal is that it's name has no connotations of any business. In fact your original point doesn't hold much water (:D) considering the Grand Canal Company was formed over a decade after construction of the Grand Canal began and with the sole purpose of finishing it.

3DataModem · 25-06-2013 12:44AM

lintdrummer wrote: »

My God we're a bit touchy tonight? To me and to many others it's a landmark site, first gigs, favourite gigs, whatever, it's been the most recognisable music venue in the country since it was built.

You're creating arguments that don't exist, I'm not saying that everything should have a bland name but using amenities as advertising for big corporations is sickening.
What I meant about the grand canal is that it's name has no connotations of any business. In fact your original point doesn't hold much water (:D) considering the Grand Canal Company was formed over a decade after construction of the Grand Canal began and with the sole purpose of finishing it.

Fair enough. I guess some people want stuff to be the same as it was when it was "important" to them. I still have friends who call the league cup the "Milk Cup".

But stuff changes, and we should be glad it does. Ultra short term nostalgia is fun for a while but doesn't really matter.

There are thousands of kids out there with O2 tickets pinned to the wall of their flat thinking about their first "O2 gig".

IM0 · 25-06-2013 01:19AM

the problem is they are contracted names, so when they change hands they change names everytime :mad:

the o2 will soon be the 3 or something equaly ****

pricks tbh, it will always be the point, lansdown road and croke park to the people in our circle for this exact reason.

Weevil · 25-06-2013 01:30AM

3DataModem wrote: »

Fair enough. I guess some people want stuff to be the same as it was when it was "important" to them. I still have friends who call the league cup the "Milk Cup".

But stuff changes, and we should be glad it does. Ultra short term nostalgia is fun for a while but doesn't really matter.

There are thousands of kids out there with O2 tickets pinned to the wall of their flat thinking about their first "O2 gig".

The only people I have heard referring to their fans as 'kids' are American Rockstar A**holes.