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Celtic Tiger Cranes and the Elysian Rising
Cork City during the height of the Celtic Tiger era, captured in 2007 when Ireland’s construction boom was at its peak and the city skyline was dominated by cranes building new office blocks and apartments, including the Elysian Tower.
It would all come crashing down financially within a year. Some apartments in the Elysian were vacant for years.
Apertureƒ/6.3CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length75mmISO100Shutter speed1/640s #2007 #Canon20D #CelticTiger #CelticTigerEra #constructionCranes #Cork #CorkArchitecture #CorkCity #CorkLandmarks #CorkRooftops #CorkSkyline #Elysian #ElysianTower #IrishConstructionBoom #IrishEconomy #IrishHistory #urbanDevelopment #urbanPhotography -
Cork Before The Elysian
⚬Remember Cork before The Elysian was built? It’s almost 20 years old now, so there are many people around who never saw Cork City Hall like this, without the tower block behind it.
Cork City Hall, completed in 1936, was built to replace the previous City Hall that was destroyed during the Burning of Cork by British forces in 1920. The building’s limestone facade and copper dome make it one of Cork’s most recognisable landmarks. This 2005 photograph predates the construction of The Elysian apartment tower, which began in 2006 and became Ireland’s tallest residential building when completed in 2008. The development of The Elysian and surrounding high-rise buildings fundamentally altered the skyline visible from this vantage point, making this image a valuable historical record of Cork’s urban landscape before its dramatic transformation during the Celtic Tiger era.
Apertureƒ/3.5CameraCanon EOS 20DFocal length18mmISO200Shutter speed1/320s#2005 #Canon20D #Cork #Cork2005 #CorkCityHall #Elysian #Ireland #Photo #Photography #RiverLee #SouthMall
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Albert Quay in ye olde times
Before the glossy, glass faced building of One Albert Quay, a warehouse and other old, industrial buildings occupied that site. This is what it looked like in 2009. I would guess they were originally part of the train station that sat at that location. The “FREE FIT EXHAUST CENTRE” would have been a familiar sign to anyone who lived in the south side of the city and passed by that area.
The Elysian can be seen in the background, but it was a brand-new building then, having only been completed early in 2008, the previous year!
Apertureƒ/6.3CameraCanon EOS 40DFocal length18mmISO100Shutter speed1/100s#2009 #AlbertQuay #Canon40D #Cork #Elysian #Ireland #Photo #Photography