Long Gone in Cork
Way back in 2005 before the Elysian was built. Look at all the buildings that are gone now: The warehouses in the foreground are gone.The Sextant was demolished last year.Cork Bonded Warehouses are gone a long time.In the far background many new buildings have gone up. This view from the City Hall car park is…
Rukos Skateboard Air Time
Catching the air on a Rukos skateboard in Emmett Place, Cork. September 2005. I published a few more photos here a couple of years ago. You’ll recognise the skateboarder in one or two of the images!
The Ruins of Lebowskis
Lebowskis on Marlboro Street in 2005. The Spyglass Tavern is now in this building I think if Google Maps is up to date. I wasn’t ever in Lebowskis and haven’t visited the Spyglass Tavern either. Edit: The Atlas Bar is in that building now, not the Spyglass Tavern.
Up, up and over!
Donoughmore Vintage Festival, Jul 2005.
The site of the Elysian
The Elysian now stands where this large empty space was in 2005. There used to be a post office there, but unfortunately I never got a photo of it before it was demolished. Anyone? Off in the distance you can see the chimneys of old industries that are now long gone.
Building the City Council
Looking across the top of the City Council building behind City Hall in 2005. It was still being built at the time!
Three Spires of Cork City
Holy Trinity Church, St. Nicholas Church, and St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in one photo from October 2005. Also included if you look carefully are the College of Commerce, the now demolished tax office on Sullivan’s Quay and off in the distance the County Hall.
Michael Mansfield of Ardmore, Co Waterford
Many years ago I published a few photos of Ardmore in Co Waterford. The post received a number of comments about one particular photo of a gentleman on a motorbike. His name was Michael Mansfield and unfortunately he passed away in 2009 but that hasn’t stopped the occasional visitor from leaving a comment since then,…
The Chimney Stacks of Blackrock
Some of the now demolished chimney stacks in Blackrock, Cork. October 2005. You can also see them in this panorama of the site of the Elysian taken on the same day.
Battle of the Dogs
Midleton, Co Cork. September 2005.
Construction and before the Elysian
[caption id="attachment_25276" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Site of the Elysian[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25278" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Elysian Construction Work[/caption] [caption id="attachment_25275" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] R&H Hall[/caption] I posted a version of the panorama before but this one was made in Lightroom and I think is better. The following images are from 2007 during the construction of the Elysian.
The Burning of the Total Abstinence Association Hall
The Total Abstinence Association Hall on Station Road in Blarney was an unused shell of it’s former self by the time I moved to Blarney but others have fond memories of activities there. In 2005 I saw smoke billowing up from Station Road and found Cork Fire Brigade hosing down the remains of a fire…