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A view of O’Connell Street, Dublin, in about 1930. One of the prominent buildings on Upper O’Connell Street is the Grand Central Cinema which opened its doors in 1921. It was badly damaged in a bomb attack in 1923, and finally destroyed when a fire broke out in 1946. The location is now occupied by a bank.

A view of Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin, at night in about 1930.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of the destroyed General Post Office building on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of men inspecting damage to buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A photographic print of destroyed buildings on O’Connell Street after the 1916 Rising.

A postcard print captioned 'O’Connell Bridge and quays Dublin / (before and after “Sinn Fein Rebellion”)'. The postcard was printed Valentine & Co.

A view of O’Connell Bridge and Eden Quay, Dublin, in about 1960. The Corinthian Cinema is a noticeable landmark on the left of the image. Originally rebuilt after the 1916 destruction of this part of city, the cinema opened in 1921. It was designed by T.F. McNamara with internal alterations to the auditorium in the 1930s by Jones & Kelly. It was apparently given the name ‘The Ranch’ because of the number of westerns it screened. The Corinthian closed in July 1975 but in October of the same year it re-opened as a two-screen cinema called the Odeon. The cinema closed its doors for the final time in 1993. The building was finally demolished in late 2002 to make way for a commercial development.