Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range.
Large parts of Georgian Dublin were demolished or substantially redeveloped in the mid-20th century during a boom in office building. After this boom, the recessions of the 1970s and 1980s slowed down the pace of building. Cumulatively, this led to a large decline in the number of people living in the centre of the city, and by 1985 the city had approximately 150 acres of derelict land which had been earmarked for development and 10 million square feet (900 thousand square meters) of office space.
Dublin is a contemporary and historical centre for Irish education, arts and culture, administration and industry. It is one of the top thirty cities in the world.
These amazing photos were taken by David Denny that show street scenes of Dublin in the early 1980s.
Kiosk at corner of Leeson Street and Adelaide Road, 1980
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