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Landmarks Named After a Business

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  • #62
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    CrabRevolution wrote: »
    That was in Cavan with Breffni Park, and Cavan folk would do anything for money so don't really count.

    I wouldn't give a shiite who they named Hyde after as long as they gave money to improve it.

    As Longford's GAA ground is Glennon Bros. Pearse Park now.


  • #63
    Plazaman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,037 ✭✭✭Plazaman


    Yeah, grumble grumble like them new public toilets that were renamed, disgraceful they were rebranded :

    The Abrakebabra Bowel Emptying Emporium and Shíttery




    * May have been a dream


  • #64
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    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 Lansdowne Rd.

    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 "The 3 Arena" or something now as a result. It just really grinds my gears, we shouldn't allow businesses to rebrand landmark buildings; whether new, old or refurbished.

    What think you AH? Are there any more examples of capitalism marking it's territory in Ireland?

    Flancare Park boss!


  • #65
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,208 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    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 the O2 arena or the 3 Stadium wouldn't be a problem as they're common english words?


  • #66
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I heard they will rename the "Cliffs of Moher" to the "Cliffs of I can't believe it's not butter".


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  • #67
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,424 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    I don't get why people make such a big deal of it. Would ye prefer that their was no corporate sponsorship aiding in financing such facilities?


  • #68
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,387 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    7ofBrian wrote: »
    No.
    The area is Blackhorse. The pub is called 'The Blackhorse Inn'.

    There are a few landmarks you will hear on radio traffic reports, who avail of handy free advertising. The red cow roundabout is named after the pub which was there, now red cow hotel, they now have a luas stop named after them. "baker's corner" is another well known one as its a fairly well known junction, many taxi drivers I get look blankly when you say rochestown avenue, but know "baker's corner".

    Even if the area is Blackhorse many people might associated it with the blackhorse inn, and people might thing "that pub is so famous its known as a landmark, might be worth a visit".

    I'm surprised more pubs do not purposely name themselves like this, to avail of free advertising.


  • #69
    FTA69
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,252 ✭✭✭FTA69


    Candie wrote: »
    There's a Frank Sinatra Drive in downtown Las Vegas.

    Yep. It dovetails into Dean Martin Boulevard. :D


  • #70
    Wacker The Attacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭Wacker The Attacker


    He who pays the piper calls the tune.


  • #71
    smiley_face400
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭smiley_face400


    The official names don't really matter all that much. The majority of people will still call them by the names they grew up with. I personally still use Lansdowne Road, The Point, Grand Canal Theatre etc. because that's what I grew up with whereas my much younger cousins call them by the newer names because that's what they grew up with.

    "The O2" is typically more widely known as "The Point". Even the Luas stop is called The Point although that stop didn't open until after it was renamed The O2


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  • #72
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Wacker The Attacker wrote: »
    He who pays the piper calls the tune.
    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?
    IF they had paid for the full stadium then they can call it anything they want.

    It's like saying that if NTR paid £30m to build a bridge that would be completely useless except for the public motorway that cost £300m of public/EU money they should be allowed to toll it.


  • #73
    Weevil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 358 ✭✭Weevil


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    I don't get why people make such a big deal of it. Would ye prefer that their was no corporate sponsorship aiding in financing such facilities?

    Yes.


  • #74
    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


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

    it will when you have to shag your sheep in the Liberty Insurance field :P


  • #75
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    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.

    Bord Gais Energy Theatre is far worse...


  • #76
    Ruudi_Mentari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Ruudi_Mentari


    In capitalist ireland, the businesses are landmarks


  • #77
    Miss Lockhart
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Miss Lockhart


    I don't have a problem with them paying for naming rights, as pathetic as many of them sound, but I personally cannot see how it is of any benefit to them.

    I will never call the Point or Landsdown anything else and neither does anyone I know - including the kids I teach who have lived most of their lives with the new names. I would never consider switching gas, phone or insurance provider based on their sponsorship or whatever petty offers they may make available to their customers - again, nobody else I know would either.


  • #78
    Sky King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    Larianne wrote: »
    I still call it The Point. :)

    I like still using The Point / Landsdowne road / Grand Canal Theatre etc etc as well but I find that it makes you look like:

    a) An oldie that's totally out of touch

    or

    b) A hipster that's proving some stupid hipster point


    I'm amazed at the buy-in from media though. Surely it has no bearing on them what they call it, why do football pundits etc subscribe to the commercial names?


  • #79
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Sky King wrote: »
    I like still using The Point / Landsdowne road / Grand Canal Theatre etc etc as well but I find that it makes you look like:

    a) An oldie that's totally out of touch

    or

    b) A hipster that's proving some stupid hipster point


    I'm amazed at the buy-in from media though. Surely it has no bearing on them what they call it, why do football pundits etc subscribe to the commercial names?
    Because the commercial name is the proper name and the two points you raise are true.


  • #80
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,476 ✭✭✭markpb


    smiley_face400 wrote: »
    "The O2" is typically more widely known as "The Point". Even the Luas stop is called The Point although that stop didn't open until after it was renamed The O2

    The Luas stop stop is called The Point after the Point Village (a mixed-use development), not the Point Depot.


  • #81
    Valetta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Valetta


    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Candie viewpost.gif
    There's a Frank Sinatra Drive in downtown Las Vegas, and any number of things named after Elvis in Memphis. I don't blame companies for naming stadia etc after themselves, if you invest all that money you should at least get a little advertising out of it.

    lintdrummer wrote: »
    You see that's where I disagree, using a building as advertising is wrong, unless of course it's your HQ or something. Naming buildings after people is entirely different for the most part, the people you mentioned were of massive cultural significance and often there is some correlation between the purpose of the building and what that person was famous for.

    :pac::pac::pac:


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  • #82
    Mr Whirly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Mr Whirly


    April O Neill wrote: »
    Bord Gais Energy Theatre is far worse...

    Who cares? That whole area is private property right down to the O2. You can't take photographs there and can be moved on by security whenever they want.

    I'd be a lot more worried about that than the name on some corporate theatre that runs bottom of the barrel shows aimed at kids and morons.


  • #83
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Because the commercial name is the proper name and the two points you raise are true.

    No, they have to because of legalities. The rest of us can call it whatever we want to.


  • #84
    gurramok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭gurramok


    Mr Whirly wrote: »
    Who cares? That whole area is private property right down to the O2. You can't take photographs there and can be moved on by security whenever they want..

    Maybe they don't like you and you look dodge? ;):D

    I've taken many a photograph and video in the South Docklands as well as at The Point no problem whatsoever.


  • #85
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    gurramok wrote: »
    No, they have to because of legalities. The rest of us can call it whatever we want to.
    I'm talking about the rest of us.


  • #86
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭hfallada


    Anglo Irish Bank almost got the rights to the stadium. Imagine how pissed everyone would be listening for years about the game in the anglo stadium.

    But I would prefer a cheaper ticket than some plain named theater.


  • #87
    srfc19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭srfc19


    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.


    Last year I went to Legoland and everything was made out of Lego.

    Needless to say when I went to Hunky Dorys Park I was very dissapointed.


  • #88
    April O Neill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭April O Neill


    Mr Whirly wrote: »
    Who cares?

    I don't really care. But it is the topic at hand...


  • #89
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,249 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The boards.ie Thunderdrome has a ring to it.


  • #90
    daddyorchips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 288 ✭✭daddyorchips


    Chucken wrote: »
    Wasn't the o2 The Point? People got used to calling it a different name.

    although I agree with you mostly my 80 year old grandad calls it the point


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  • #91
    AnarchistKen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭AnarchistKen


    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.

    Could of been worse and named Okey Dokey Park after the Aldi alternative to Hunky Doreys. Every cloud and all that..


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