We thought this superb old picture from Sharron McQuaid was worth a share.
It shows a display of, at the time, new Volkswagen Beetles on Mulholland Avenue in Dundalk, with the old Magnet Cinema in the background.
The display was arranged by McGuill Motors.
How times have changed.
Sharron McQuaid shared this old snap recently of the former Donnelly’s Chemist on Park Street to the Dundalk Northend and Friends Facebook page.
Best known recently as ‘the 24 hour shop’, the building has fallen into ruin in recent times with a large amount of flooding understood to have put off any potential business person from taking it on.
With Brian McEntegart’s pub next door also closed it leaves a prominent part of the street lying idle.
A great pity, indeed.
Sharron McQuaid shared the above picture of Park Street in decades gone by recently over on Facebook.
There was an interesting reply by Ciaran McNulty though, who used an image from Google Maps (see below) to compare how the street has changed over the years.
He said: “Pretty much every building has changed but I think the building nearest the left is Paddy Power and the shop/bar front with the people and the barrels outside is the leathergoods place (Cassidy’s video shop).”
Following on from our earlier snap of the old Leavy’s Chemist, here’s a picture of another Dundalk landmark that hasn’t changed much over the years.
Thanks to Sharron McQuaid for this picture of the Windmill.
Thanks to Sharron McQuaid for sharing this vintage shot of the old chip wagons parked on Clanbrassil Street, waiting to feed people leaving the pubs and dance halls of Dundalk.
The Sing Li van, albeit an updated version, can still be found parked at Park Street most weekends, outside the old Dunnes Stores but sadly McCourt’s and Jack’s Snacks are no longer around.
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