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Series: The Making of Dublin City

Dublin from 1970 to 1990

Dublin from 1970 to 1990

The City Transformed

Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in Tallaght, Clondalkin and Blanchardstown. It was a time of change with the dominance of the...Dublin’s footprint grew steadily during the 1970s with housing transforming the landscape of the west of the city, especially in...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Dublin, 1910–1940

Dublin, 1910–1940

Shaping the city and suburbs

Between 1910 and 1940 Dublin's suburbs grew considerably. For the first time, planned suburbanization of the working classes became a stated policy, with new and idealistic schemes such as Marino, Drumcondra and Crumlin being built....Between 1910 and 1940 Dublin's suburbs grew considerably. For the first time, planned suburbanization of the working classes became a...
Author/Editor: Ruth McManus
Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s

Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s

Cars, shops and suburbs

After the relative gloom of the 1950s, there was a rapid economic pick-up in the early 1960s. Car ownership increased as standards of living improved and Dublin, in common with other European cities, engaged in...After the relative gloom of the 1950s, there was a rapid economic pick-up in the early 1960s. Car ownership increased...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Dublin, 1950–1970

Dublin, 1950–1970

Houses, flats and high rise

Housing occupies more land than any other urban use and it helps define the character of any city. Dublin continued to expand its footprint during the 1950s and quickly spilled over into the county area....Housing occupies more land than any other urban use and it helps define the character of any city. Dublin continued...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Dublin, 1930–1950

Dublin, 1930–1950

The emergence of the modern city

Using a great variety of source materials, and including a large number of photographs and other images, this book builds a picture of Dublin between 1930 and 1950. While this period is on the edge...Using a great variety of source materials, and including a large number of photographs and other images, this book builds...
Author/Editor: Joseph Brady
Dublin docklands reinvented

Dublin docklands reinvented

The post-industrial regeneration of a European city quarter

Over the last twenty years, the redevelopment of the docklands has radically altered the physical fabric and social structure of a large part of Dublin City both north and south of the river. What has...Over the last twenty years, the redevelopment of the docklands has radically altered the physical fabric and social structure of...
Author/Editor: Niamh Moore
Dublin through space & time

Dublin through space & time

This is the first volume in a series that deals with the planning and development of Dublin from the earliest times to the present day. The focus is on the built environment - from both...This is the first volume in a series that deals with the planning and development of Dublin from the earliest...
Author/Editor: Anngret Simms & Joseph Brady, editors
Dublin, 1745–1922

Dublin, 1745–1922

Hospitals, spectacle & vice

Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the vision of 18th-century Dublin as an ideal Protestant city by investigating the hidden world behind...Based on material from the Rotunda Hospital, the Lock (venereal) Hospital and the Hospital for Incurables, this book challenges the...
Author/Editor: Gary A. Boyd