1931 – No. 49 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Patrick J.F. Munden
Typical infill building from the period in a design idiom to be seen in many Dublin suburbs for small scale commercial developments.
1938 – Former Aldephi Cinema, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: W.R. Glen
Open until the early 1990s, the Adelphi was demolished and part of its façade retained to provide car parking for the expanded Arnott’s Department Store.
1966 – Abbey Theatre, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Michael Scott and Partners
The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 as the Irish National Theatre Company. After purchasing the Mechanics Institute on Marlborough Street,
1968 – Former Curzon Cinema, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Henry J. Lyons & Partners
Opened as the Curzon Cinema, and later the Lighthouse, the entrance foyer to this cinema was distinctly modern.
1980 – Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street, Dublin
Architect: Robinson Keefe Devane
A large development by Irish Life Assurance Company on the old Brooks Thomas yards consisting of blocks of various heights around courtyards both at street level and raised.
