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It is a trip back to 2012 to see RV 604 in its final days with Dublin Bus. The bus had been delivered exactly 13 years previously in October 1999. It was withdrawn in November 2012, a month after this photograph was taken and a month before the final Olympian was withdrawn. The bus went on to have a second career in Scotland, and was observed in service around Perth (Scotland) in 2018.
The bus is seen here on route 150. The destination is displaying "Willington", although the more usual display was "Rossmore". The 150 commenced in 1994 under the City Imp brand and replaced route 50. City Imp saw mini-buses replacing more usual buses on routes, but operating to a higher frequency. Over time these routes became more popular and larger buses were placed on them until they all became part of the standard Dublin bus network with double-decker buses operating them.
Willington was the terminus of the 50 before the 150 came along and was extended to Rossmore. The current 150 terminus on Orwell Road in Rossmore is not far from Willington Roundabout.
Fleet Street was a city centre terminus for many different bus routes over the years. However, with the coming of the Luas Cross City around 2016, terminating buses had to be moved and only through routes stop here now to drop passengers off. The 150 terminus did not move too far, only going to Hawkins Street around the corner. 10/10/2012
This week we are going back thirty-five years to 1988 and to LD 1 in St. Stephen's Green on route 44. This bus was a Leyland Olympian demonstrator sent to Dublin Bus for evaluation, along with an MCW Metrobus. Even though the latter went to the effort of painting their bus in Dublin Bus livery, the Olympian eventually won out. Dublin Bus went on to order 640 Olympians, delivered between 1990 and 1999, with the final one withdrawn in 2012. The Dublin Bus vehicles did have a different body style though compared to that of the demonstrator. LD 1 went on to the Isle of Man before reaching Solent Blue Line in Southampton in 1990. In 2008 it moved to York Pullman and it seems around 2012 it was withdrawn, though still existed in some form in 2017.
The DUTC started running route 44 between the city centre and Enniskerry in 1936. In 2012, Dublin Bus extended it to Larkhill replacing route 3 on the northside. In 2014 it was extended slightly further to Dublin City University (DCU).
15/11/1988
This week we are going back seventeen years to 2017 and EV 17 on route 42B in Beresford Place.
Route 42B started running between the city centre and Harmonstown in 1958, going via Fairview, Artane and Gracefield Road. Around 1982, its terminus was moved to Blunden Drive. Thus it remained until 2011 (with a few minor alterations over the years), when the route was effectively renumbered to 27A under Network Direct.
EV 17 was new to Dublin Bus in 2007. It was one of one hundred Enviro 400s delivered between 2007 and 2008, and is one of the few still in service today.
02/10/2007
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(Jan. 6, 2011)
A Mine Resistant, Ambush-Protected, All-Terrain Vehicle deployed with Personal Security Detail, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), provides overwatch security during a brief halt on a mounted patrol through Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, January 6, 2011. 1st MLG (FWD) Marines conduct logistical operations throughout the province in support of the International Security Assistance Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brandon M. Owen/Released.)
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that was one of the craziest decision i've made in my life... to cut my barbie glam's hair and to color it to blue.. and glam was like "nooooooooooo....."
As time went on and DeGrazia’s success exploded, a demand for his art reached an all time high. In 1974 DeGrazia formed his artists guild. They would reproduce his original images to satisfy public demands, which included jewelry, figurines, candles, and many more items. Happy Throwback Thursday!
***Decided to merge images from my old Flickr account with my current account. Photos and descriptions from 2007-2009.
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Yesterdays throwback sketch, Tapping into a graphic children’s book design style from back in my days as an illustrator. #childrensbookillustration #pattern #texture #sketching #watercolor #nature
This week we are going back thirty-four years to 1991, and to KD 339 on O'Connell Street with a service on route 19A to McKee Road.
Route 19A started running between Rialto and Ballymun Avenue in1940. It reached Cedarwood Road in 1967. Around 1990 its northern terminus became McKee Road on the northside and Bulfin Road on the southside. In the late-1990s its southern terminus was Kelly's Corner, and from 2001 to 2011 it operated between Limekiln Avenue and Bulfin Road. It was replaced by route 9 in 2011 under Network Direct.
KD 339 was new to CIE in 1983. It was withdrawn by Dublin Bus during 1998. It wore this all-over ad for Stanley Tools for most of 1991, and into 1992.
Kentucky Fried Chicken in the background is today a Supermac's.
02/04/1991
DeGrazia shared dual passions for art and music. In 1945, DeGrazia completed his Master of Arts in Music at the University of Arizona. For his thesis, “Art and Its Relation to Music in Art Education”, he explored the connection between visuals and music. Visitors can hear DeGrazia’s music in the gallery’s gift shop. Happy Throwback Thursday!
Brahms Hungarian Dance no.6
New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia dedicates the statue of Father Francis Duffy, the World War I chaplain of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry in Times Square on May 2, 1937. Duffy died on June 27, 1932 and his death was mourned city-wide. The area around his statue in Times Square is now known as Duffy Square (photo courtesy of the National Archives).