
Waypoint 4 - St. Michael's Church / Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre
Royal Marine Road Named

Forty-Foot Road was renamed as Royal Marine Road.
Source: Tom Conlon
Kingstown-Dalkey Tram

Horse-Tram tracks laid. Two separate tramlines were laid, one to Dublin and one to Dalkey – but they had incompatible gauges. Accordingly, passengers from Dublin to Dalkey had to change trams. Picture shows the Kingstown-Dalkey tram.
Source: Tom Conlon
Electric Trams Commence Operation

Electric trams commenced operation.
This picture, at the junction, looking towards Dublin, shows a tram approaching. On the right, you can see that there were shops right into the junction of Marine Road. The entrance to the church was a few doors down on Lr George’s St.
Source: Tom Conlon
View from the Tram

At the junction, looking towards Dalkey. Taken from the top deck of the tram it shows cobbled streets. The shopfronts on the right were demolished 1900. Those opposite were modified before being demolished in 1974.
Source: Tom Conlon
St. Michael’s Church Spire Built

Spire of St. Michael’s church built to replace earlier clock tower.
Source: Tom Conlon
St. Michael’s Church Spire Built

Spire of St. Michael’s church built to replace earlier clock-tower.
Source: Tom Conlon
Street-Widening

Street-widening at this junction. All shop-fronts of the block between Patrick St and Mulgrave St were demolished and moved back 14 ft – this block is still out-of-line with the rest of the street. Moynihan’s shop on the corner of George’s St/Marine Road (now an open area) demolished as part of the same initiative.
Source: Tom Conlon
Opening of Present St. Michael’s Church

Opening of the present St Michael’s Church Designed by Sean Rothery, Pearse McKenna, and Naois O’Dowd, with a sculpture by Imogen Stuart of St Michael slaying a dragon.
Source: Tom Conlon
Dún Laoghaire Shopping Centre

Construction commenced on Dún Laoghaire shopping centre.
Source: Tom Conlon
Google Street View Car

Google Street View Car Makes an Appearance in Dún Laoghaire