1955 – Central Hotel Chambers, Exchequer Street, Dublin
Architect: McDonnell & Dixon
Designed to replace the furniture warehouse of Pim Bros., which burned down in 1954.
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1955 – Former Meath Hospital, Heytesbury St., Dublin
Architect: Robinson, Keefe & Devane
Extension to the original 19th century hosipital in a Dutch modern style. Extended in 1962 by the same architects.
1955 – Former Stella Cinema, Mount Merrion, Dublin
Architect: Robert H. Dowling
A massive suburban cinema with 1000 seats when it opened in 1955. Closed in 1976 and used as a furniture store for forty-odd years before closing.
1955 – Gala Cinema, Ballyfermot, Dublin
Architect: McCormack & Boland
The Gala Cinema was designed by J.F. McCormack and opened on 23rd November 1955. The sizeable auditorium seated 1,850 meaning the cinema was one of the largest suburban cinemas in Dublin.
1955 – Great West Life Assurance, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Moody & Moore and Marani & Morris
Designed as a corporate headquarters for Great West Life Assurance after they outgrew their Lombard Avenue premises,
1955 – Unbuilt Proposal Dublin Corporation, Wood Quay, Dublin
Architect: Jones & Kelly
A 1950s Stalinist proposal for the infamous Wood Quay site for Dublin Corporation. Approved for construction by the City Council in January 1956 but not proceeded with.
1955 – VW Assembly Plant, Naas Road, Dublin
Architect: Nathaniel Martin / Beckett & Harrington
In June 1950, Stephen O’Flaherty signed a deal that secured the rights to the Volkswagen franchise in Ireland as Motor Distributers Ireland.
