Dublin is the capital of Ireland and it has a unique and rich taste in music, art, culture, and literary history. The city was founded by Vikings, who settled in what they called the “Norse Kingdom of Dublin” in the 9th century. Dublin expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire before the Acts of Union in 1800. Today Dublin is Europe’s Silicon Valley because all the tech giants have settled their European headquarters in Dublin.
Here below are some stunning vintage photos that show what Dublin looked like in the 1960s. Also check, Ireland in the 1960s.
There is something aesthetically pleasing about the complete absence of street markings
Mountjoy Square looks the same 60 years later. The roads need to be narrowed in the area around the square, and the footpaths need to be widened.
Wow, it looks so clean
It looked far better back then.
Nelson’s Pillar wasn’t around in 1969. Blown up in ‘66. The Dubliners wrote a song about it.
🙂 The dates are fanciful for a lot of the others too. Bins and buses give you a fair idea of the ‘when’.
I wonder if it is that Aung Budhh person that posted it, yeah..