If you wander through Dublin’s remaining pockets of industrial buildings, it starts to seem like every factory and warehouse that...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
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...
Mews housing, Avenue Road, Dublin 8+
Avenue Road (despite the name) is a laneway in Portobello with a series of industrial units and garage doors. It’s...
Corner house, 9 St. Kevin’s Parade, Dublin 8+
This corner house on St. Kevin’s Parade picks up the same motifs as its neighbours – same proportions, same dark...
Roof garden, Gray Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8+
Facing onto quiet Meath Square, the rear of this house on Gray Street draws an extra storey from above its...
Post Office, 5 Usher’s Quay, Dublin 8+
The post office on Usher’s Quay is still in operation, though it looks like it’s trapped in amber. Its shopfront...
Trompe l’oeil, Thomas Street, Dublin 8+
Facing the gorgeous Guinness power station, there’s this big gable end with a trompe l’oeil arch on it. The paint...
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...
Brabazon Square, The Coombe, Dublin 8+
Between Meath Street and Pimlico, there are four small residential squares, accessed from Gray Street. Each one has a terrace...
Windows, Moravian church, 40 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8+
Supplementing the Moravian church built on the site in the 18th century, the two-storey office and meeting room block facing...