1939 – Imco, Merrion Road, Dublin
Architect: Higginbotham & Stafford / Oliver P. Bernard
IMCO were a large firm of dry cleaners who ran a central cleaning and dying plant on Merrion Road,
1939 – Irish Pavilion, New York World’s Fair
Architect: Michael Scott
Image above courtesy Irish Architectural Archive
Michael Scott’s most important pre-war commission – the Irish Pavilion for the New York World Fair.
1939 – National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario
Architect: Vernon March
Designed to honor the 60,000 Canadians who lost their lives in World War I and unveiled just prior to the start of World War II.
1939 – Post Office, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Office of Public Works
Fine stone post office,
1939 – Ritz Cinema, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Architect: Bill O’Dwyer, Michael Scott Architects
The Ritz Cinema in Athlone (1939) is attributed to Scott but was in fact designed by Bill O’Dwyer who was working and studying in the office of Michael Scott at that time.
1939 – Yorkton Armoury, Saskatchewan
Architect: David Webster
The two-story building, with the façade on First Avenue North was constructed of brick and Tyndal stone.
