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Shopfront
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Shopfront, 91 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin+
Just a short distance from Knox Memorial Hall, the shopfront at number 91 is smart and symmetrical. Two panes to either...
Frank’s, 18 Frederick Street North, Dublin 1+
Though you could make a very good case for enforcing signage guidelines in the name of cohesive streetscapes and that...
Shop unit, 112-3 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
The former Knowles Electrical premises on George’s Street Lower makes a strong mark on the corner, with a 45-degree chamfer...
Nuzum Bros., 201 Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
The former Nuzum Bros. shopfront on Pearse Street is one of many buildings in the same stretch that are in...
Derelict shopfront, South Richmond Street, Dublin 2+
There’s no world-weary pretension like 90s world-weary pretension, and correctly or not, that always seems like part of the cultural...
Shopfronts, 5 and 6 Rosemount Terrace, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7+
Two of Dublin 7’s most vital businesses are based in adjacent shopfronts on Rosemount Terrace, Arbour Hill: Lilliput Stores, a...
Shopfront (Thomas Read), 4 Parliament Street, Dublin 2+
Passing Thomas Read & Company on Parliament Street, there’s a feeling of the circus having left town. The shop closed...
Joe Byrne Bets Here, signage, 142 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4+
Turning from Upper Leeson Street onto Sussex Road, it’s almost impossible to read the sign in front of you as...
The Lilliput Press, 62-3 Sitric Road, Dublin 7+
The Lilliput Press occupies a particularly nice site on Sitric Road: an end-of-terrace house that’s amplified by the step in...