1955 – Central Hotel Chambers, Exchequer Street, Dublin
Architect: McDonnell & Dixon
Designed to replace the furniture warehouse of Pim Bros., which burned down in 1954.
Designed to replace the furniture warehouse of Pim Bros., which burned down in 1954.
Extension to the original 19th century hosipital in a Dutch modern style. Extended in 1962 by the same architects.
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.
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.
Designed as a corporate headquarters for Great West Life Assurance after they outgrew their Lombard Street premises,