In the streets around the Dublin Corporation Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, a lot of shop units bear the names...
Signage
Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Arrow, Thomas/Meath Street, Dublin 8+
At the corner of Thomas Street and Meath Street, the ground floor unit has the kind of insert-name-here signage contributing...
Retained signage, 17a New Bride Street, Dublin 8+
The retained signage on 17a New Bride Street is an easy example of keeping text on a building without any...
Shopfront, 23 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2+
The Manhattan was a Dublin institution: open only at night, serving fried breakfasts and chips, similar to the nearby Gigs...
Signage, 54 George’s Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire+
Corr’s looks like it stood still while Dun Laoghaire passed through decades of change. The signboard is concave, with horizontal...
Signage, Cafe and Boutique, 14a and 14b Emorville Avenue, Dublin 8+
By now, Bibi’s and Dolls are not a well-kept secret. The cafe and boutique, run by sisters Maisha and Petria...
Shopfront, 53b George’s Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin+
On the quiet end of George’s Street, Maddens is a jeweller and jewellery repair business with a distinctive shopfront. Below...
Signage, 30a Camden Row, Dublin 8+
At the entrance to O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects’ offices on Camden Row, the number of the building is stencilled on...
Shopfront, 109 Pearse Street, Dublin 2+
Pearse Street Hardware’s signage is handpainted in brown and cream, inverting them so that the primary sign stands out in...
Ghost sign (The Central Hide and Skin Co. Ltd.), Watling Street, Dublin 8+
Watling Street has the right setup for unease – it’s very quiet, with much of one side being occupied by...