Falks’ first premises in Dublin was on Exchequer Street, opening in 1947, though the company was established in London in...
Signage
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Number one, 1 Ontario Terrace, Dublin 6+
Ontario Terrace is slightly idyllic, with a view over the canal and a wide strip of grass and trees buffering...
Bananas, Little Britain Street, Dublin 7+
On Little Britain Street (yes), there’s one of those gorgeous moments where a business had a unique opportunity and ran...
Signs, 9 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2+
In the middle of the shopfront jumble of Lower Camden Street, Bolton & Co. has two totally separate but equally...
Sign, Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
The Lido doesn’t exactly have a phenomenal shopfront. It’s nice and consistent, with the same blue lettering and heavy vertical...
Metal ship, Clontarf Road, Dublin 3+
Sure, it’s possible that there’s something more exciting than seeing someone’s gone the extra mile with something utilitarian. It’s deeply...
Former Stella cinema, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6+
For the past few years, the sign for Rathmines’ Stella Cinema was covered by a big advertising banner, covering the...
Shopfront, 44 Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
There’s something about O’Donovan’s shopfront that makes it seem like it’s in miniature. It’s not, really, and the three-storey building...
Ghost signs, Arbour Place, Dublin 7+
There’s a nice element of the unknown about laneways in the city centre, whether you’re exploring them on foot or...
Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
Cork Street would benefit a lot more from rows of thriving shops bringing activity to street level than from having...