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This week we are going back thirty-four years to RH 82 on Abbey Street at the terminus for route 37.
Route 37 initially operated between the city centre and Villa Park between 1950 and around 1984. It was then extended to Ashtown, and around 1990 it reached Carpenterstown. In 2010 it was modified to run from Baggot Street to Blanchardstown Road South, before reaching the Blanchardstown Centre the following year.
RH 82 was new to Dublin Bus in 1991. It was withdrawn in 2005 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom. It and RH 81 were delivered in the Wedding Bus livery as seen here. By 1998 it had been repainted into two-tone green livery.
08/05/1991
This week we are going back thirty-one years to 1993 and to RH 136 at Dublin Airport.
This Leyland Olympian was new to Dublin Bus in 1992. The bus was one of a batch that was delivered without ad-frames as a new design was being implemented. The bus was withdrawn in 2006 and was sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom.
The bus is operating a service on the Airport Express service. CIE, and later Dublin Bus, ran an express service to Dublin Airport from the city centre for many decades. In its final form, as Airlink route 747, it last ran in early-2020. It was then suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic and then cancelled completely in 2021.
03/07/1993
This week we are going back forty-one years to 1983 and to to D 137 on Hawkins Street. The bus destination blinds are showing (in Irish) Rathmines and Rathgar, as well as "Via Rathmines". Along with the lack of route number, its not easy to figure out what route it was on. However, being on Hawkins Street can help deduce it was on either a 47A or 47B, and with the bus in the background on a 47B to Grange Road, we may assume it was probably on the 47A. This route started running between the city centre and Churchtown in 1932. At the time the photograph was taken, the Churchtown terminus was on Landscape Road. The route briefly disappeared around 1984, but reappeared in 1989, but this time it ran to Rockbrook. In 1999 the route, along with the 47 and 47B was completely removed from the network.
D 137 was new to CIE in 1967. It was withdrawn four months after this picture ws taken, in June 1983.
The New Metropole cinema behind the bus opened in 1972 but closed in 2016 (as the Screen Cinema). It was then demolished and a new building is currently being erected in its place.
08/02/1983
This week we are going back a decade to 2014 and to AX 532 on Burgh Quay dressed for route 51D to Clondalkin.
Route 51D started running between the city centre and Clondalkin in 2002. Being an Xpresso route, it only runs during the week, in the peak-hours. From 2002 until 2005, its Clondalkin terminus was on St. John's Road West, before moving to Watery Lane / Woodford. For a period some departures operated to UCD Beflield.
AX 532 was new to Dublin Bus in 2006. It was withdrawn in 2019, and sold on to another Irish operator.
For the last few years, this stop on Burgh Quay has only been used by long-distance commercial coach services.
10/10/2014
Throwback Thursday shots previously unreleased. Shot on Polaroid by Owen Jones in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
This week we are going back forty-two years to 1983 and to KD 90 with a service on route 41C at Dublin Airport.
Route 41C started running between the city centre and River Valley (in Swords) in 1981. In 2005 it was extended through Swords to Swords Manor. Certain departures on route 41C served Dublin Airport up until the route was extended to Swords Manor.
KD 90 was new to CIE in 1982. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus around 1997.
The background has changed a lot during the last forty years. The car park has become a multi-storey car park, as well as the location of many bus and coach stands for services to the city and to around the country. Buses no longer serve the road KD 90 is seen on.
01/10/1983
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
Location: Chicago, IL
Today I went to Chicago Outdoor Film Festival at Butler Field. Todays screening was of "Duck Soup". There was also the record attempt for "the most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses." The previous record was 4,077 people that wore the glasses all at the same time for a period of 10 mins. Chicago became the victor of the Guinness book record at 4,400. Sweet!?
Here is some information on Groucho Marx if you don't know who he is (courtesy of wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx
Blast from the Past redone in living color with a bit of HDR treatment. Perhaps a bit overdone in this case, but I like the end result. Any resemblance to real life characters is purely coincidental.
We finally tried Mountain Dew Throwback too. I loved it but my wife seems to prefer the pancake syrup Dew.
Remember kids: corn belongs in your tamale and (per Bulldog, your adult beverage!), not your Pepsi can and/or gas tank!
Explore #176, May 18th, 2009 -- Thank you all for your gracious comments, views, and favorites!
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Die Mode hat sich über die letzten Jahrzehnte immer wieder dramatisch verändert. Und oftmals ist das coolste Outfit der Zeit im Nachhinein auch das lächerlichste.
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Originalfoto von John Atherton - flic.kr/p/3YFYca.
This was taken exactly one year ago today! March 27th, 2015.
Interestingly enough, I didn't dig this up because it's exactly one year old. I didn't know it was until I looked up the date to put here. I guess it's my way of apologizing, and letting someone know I care? Maybe? =P
This week we go back twenty-three years to 2002 and to MV 65 partially dressed for route 134 on Abbey Street.
Route 134 was a City Imp route that started in 1995. It ran between the city centre and McKelvey Avenue in Finglas, going via Church Street and Glasnevin. It was a replacement for route 34, but it itself was replaced around 2003 when it was merged into route 83 (the first City Imp route). The new cross-city route ran from Kimmage to Finglas.
MV 65 was one of twenty-five MV Class minibuses new to Dublin Bus between 1997 and 1998. They were a follow-on to the ME Class. They were withdrawn from service around 2004 / 2005.
This side of Abbey Street is now home to the tram tracks of the Luas Red Line.
16/01/2002
This week we are going back eighteen years to 2007 and to AV 84 in Bray with a service on route 45A to Ballywaltrim.
Route 45A operated between the city centre and Bray from 1936 to 1942. It was then cut back from the city centre to Dun Laoghaire due to fuel shortages caused by the Second World War. From around 1985 to around 1996 it was extended to Ballywaltrim. It was then cut back to Bray Station, before returning to Ballywaltrim in 2004, and then extended to Kilmacanogue in 2015. Go-Ahead Ireland took over the operation of the route in October 2018.
AV 84 was new to Dublin Bus in 2000. It was withdrawn in July 2013 and sold on to an operator in the United Kingdom. In 2003 AV 84 was used to test an experimental livery that was not adopted. instead it is seen here wearing the winning design that was trialled on AV 76.
This part of Quinsborough Road in Bray was done up as part of the building of the new bus interchange that opened in 2025.
25/07/2007