THESE PHOTOS SHOW the marquee of the old Ambassador cinema at the top of O’Connell Street, between 1979 and 1983.
Each sign was hand-painted by signwriter Kevin Freeney, who worked in and around Dublin for decades before his death in 1986.
Kevin’s son Paul Freeney now maintains a Flickr account dedicated to his father’s work, A Gentleman of Letters, where more examples of his signage can be seen. Paul writes:
We (Kevin’s family) do sometimes come across his work that we had not known about, but as time goes on and Dublin changes it happens less and less.
Paul now works as a photographer himself, specialising in capturing moments of street life in and around Dublin. His work can be seen on Flickr here.
For more information on Paul’s photography, visit paulfreeney.com.