In February 1983, the Government Publications Sales Office moved from the GPO Arcade (between Prince’s Street and Henry Street) to...
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Shop – 1930s
Available now: A self-guided walking tour around some of Dublin’s 1930s highlights.
Former shop, Upper Dominick Street, Dublin 1+
The three-storey domestic building to the side of the main bulk of the former Hendrons factory looks like it predated...
Signage, Cork Street, Dublin 8+
The patchwork of tiling on the Donnelly Centre was probably the first part to catch my eye, but the signs...
Factory sign, 15 Summer Street South, Dublin 8+
Slightly overshadowed by the ‘SOLD’ sign at the time I visited, the former Henry White Ltd. premises on Summer Street...
Sign box, Mander’s Terrace/Ranelagh Road, Dublin 6+
The path leading from Ranelagh Road to Mander’s Terrace looks a bit like an entrance in need of a destination....
An interview with Concrete Collar (& the Grand Canal Docks sign)+
An early post on Concrete Collar, which is a blog about “the cross-pollination between fashion and architecture”, used the Grand Canal...
Sign, former Falks Lighting shop, Terenure Road East, Dublin 6+
Falks’ first premises in Dublin was on Exchequer Street, opening in 1947, though the company was established in London in...
Archways, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6+
There’s occasionally a little bit of missing the forest for the trees when noticing things in passing. I often walk...
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...
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...