1958

To the left is what is now (in 2010) "Cary Court"....what seems to be on the other end of it (some sort of shoe store?) is now where "Can-Can" restaurant is located. If this photo is truly indicative of the time & place then I think it's safe to assume that traffic just got worse along this street in the last 50 yrs (I know, not much of a surprise, right?).

In the lot on the left was the "Black and White" grocery store!

I know the family that owns that house. The son of the man on the porch is the current owner and his son and family is living there. Continuity is great. This was taken around the time that Patterson Ave was widened and this house had to be moved back.

Country living in the "West End"

Wasn't this just west of Commonwealth?

I hate to be pedantic but The Harcourt Station was NOT & is NOT in Rathmines. It is city centre of Dublin. The description is (totally) inaccurate I'm afraid! There is NO mention of Rathmines in your tags, so I think it's safe to deduce that Harcourt Street /Hatch Street is NOT in Rathmines!

Who is responsible for the administration of the Photos uploaded on to FLICKR as in names, not a department on behalf of the 'National Archives' please???

ClickKen04 You're not being pedantic, you're perfectly correct! Have you never noticed that Flickr Maps leave a lot to be desired about locations, e.g. when I place photos on the National Library in Kildare Street, it insists on saying Ballsbridge, I think, even though that's a good mile away from Kildare Street... I've now changed Rathmines to the broader "Dublin". Sorry if "Rathmines" was disorienting...

ClickKen04 My name is Carol. I manage the account, upload photos, etc. And we're not the National Archives of Ireland - this photostream is the National Library of Ireland on the Commons.

Have a happy New Year Ken!