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Dublin, 1950-1970 : houses, flats and high rise

Brady, Joseph, author

Overview

Dublin continued to expand its footprint during the 1950s and quickly spilled over into the county area. This was also the period when home ownership became much more common in the private market and the scale of house building, largely in the southern suburbs, reflected a growing city and a more confident economy. Builders sought to construct estates but without an ?estate look? and turned to the US for inspiration. Up to the 1960s, flats were largely a phenomenon of the inner city and were mainly build by Dublin Corporation. A private-sector market in flats began to emerge in the late 1950s but growth was slow with imagination often lacking in developments, which were mostly located on the southside. The big housing experiment of the period was with system building and high-rise on the periphery of the city in Ballymun and, for a time, it seemed as this approach would come to dominate future provision in both public and private sectors. These and other issues are explored in this latest volume in 'The Making of Dublin City' series which, as usual, is enhanced by a significant number of illustrations.

• Publisher: Four Courts Press
• Subject: Housing Ireland Dublin. / Cities and towns Ireland Dublin History 20th century. / Dublin (Ireland) History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9781846825996, 1846825997, 9781846826238, 1846826233

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HD7336.A3 B73 2016	1	BOOK	BUSINESS