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Kefu said
“When was the last time anyone saw fork lightning in Dublin”Curiously enough, last night.
Perhaps the great architect having a dry run at whacking the Spike.The vanishing Underground Public Loo
The earlier reference in the post, regarding underground loos, led me to reflect on this vanishing facility.
There are, I think, four I know of in Dublin, all closed.
1. Under the Thomas Moore statue, opposite the Bank of Ireland
(mentioned by James Joyce “as the meeting of the waters”, no less)2. On the Liffey quay side, across and down from O’Connell Bridge House,
(an over ground ladies here is also gone.)3. At the Five lamps (if I recall correctly?)
4. In O’Connell Street, in the central median.
Were there / are there any more?
How long before they train the horses to skate?
Why do the words public liability insurance keep dancing in my brain?
Cant skate myself either
This building was used for all arrivals, from sometime in the very early 1960’s, until the present terminal was built, being one divided hall, with baggage carousels, customs points etc. If I remember correctly it has a composition marble floor.
I really do not know what purpose it has served since then.
I do not think it is mentioned in the OPW book as being one of their designs, but I will check.
The nurses home in Galway Regional is a lovely building, were the two related?”
Not really, Cashel is more international style, -another borrowing from Finland by V Kelly , whereas Cullens Nurses Home in Galway is more deco.
I think I have a photo of Cashel somewhere, which I will post if I can find it
The Cullen Nurses Home is shown on the Art Deco Ireland Website.
It is called parity of esteem.
We knock the former Carson house in Dublin, Belfast knocks the Heaney house.
Whatever about our differences, we dont disagree very much about conservation or heritage issues!
Oh dear, another architecture programme on RTE that does not impress.
Initial reaction to the first show
– picture and sound poorly integrated.
– absence of any graphics showing growth, development of the city. Maps please.
– from Norman Cathederal to Trinity College being built covered in one sentence.
– Georgians rule O.K.
– many definitive statements made which are simply wrong, including the old no facilities planned for the Western New Towns, e.g. Tallaght. (It may have taken a very long time to build them, but they were planned.)
– fails to address the decline of the port industrial complex, the migration of industry & warehousing to the Long Mile Road and other places.
– a man, with a pronounced non-Dublin accent stating that the Irish had little “urban” tradition, as if!
– the usual myth that the retention of trams, or the Harcourt Street line were real options at the time those decisions were taken.
Even more creepy was the credits at the end stating what organisations, let us say vested interests, had helped fund this programme series.
The DTO and CIE might be relatively benign sponsors, but they are vested interests never the less.
“The shop
Massive, a decent selection of architecture books”True,
but it is very very dark. Would have been better in the cafe spot.Dont hold your breath, this temporary facility is unlikely to go soon.
There are, apparently, plans for an underground car park here.
Little enough choice nowdays.
For the best range try Hodges Figgis in Dawson Street, Waterstones (same owner) are across the road but stock much diminished now from what it used to have.
The RIAI have a bookshop in their house on Merrion Square, with a good range of architecture books of general application, own publications etc. Hours are more limited.
First opinions.
Not at all bad. As others said interesting effects.
Already showing signs of wear and tear, the curse of the stuck up sign is in evidence. Dont fancy those steps in leather shoes on a wet day. A nice, artistic & dry shortcut from Clare St to Merrion Street too which introduces a new rat run for me.
Did that partial return of the Savoy to use as a legitimate theatre or concert venue happen? So used to “vapourware” theatre plans here in Dublin.
Step one.
Build low density housing in an urban sprawl, every one with a handkerchief sized garden, but in such a manner it is inherently inefficient to ever be served by any form of public transport.
Step 1a
Ignore various reports etc going back to the 1960’s pointing out this is a bad thing.Step 2
Talk for many years about LUAS,route etc but do nothing.Step 3
Introduce bus lanes with gaps, and 24hr /7 day bus lanes with no buses (at night, Sunday morning until 10 or after)and wonder why the car is popular.Step 4
Consider that congestion charging will, on optimistic forecasts for London , knock out 10% of traffic while car sales have, in most recent years,increased by more than this per year.Step 5
Go back to step one.(Author, a bus user by choice, spent from 08.30 to 09.05 waiting for any bus this morning, on a route with allegedly c10 min frequencies.)
re: art deco decorative panels
Were they original DC3?Yes.
You can see what they looked like in the Irish Arts Review 1998 p173.
This is an article by E Mc Aulay.I believe they are still there but have no recent information.
Regarding the use of the Carlton.
If I recall correctly the Carlton has negligible dressing rooms, no fly tower and only a very shallow stage. It might be possible to build backwad, leaving the auditorium, but I suspect that the rear wall runs up to the lane, leaving no space to push back the stage.(That is unless the lane goes too).
In all the times I was there I do not recall ever leaving at the back of the cinema, from the exits on either side of the screen, -which seem to have been true emergency exits. I vaguely recall a gents toilet behind the screen on the right, if my memory does not play tricks, but I think I am correct in saying the space beyind the screen is characteristically shallow, as in all purpose built cinemas.
It does have a very interesting art deco decorative panels on each side of the screen. Again these should be preserved. I assume they are still in place.
Try the financial institutions, the Banks etc who dish out more sponsorship money than anyone and are used to this. 365 Banking or something.
