Clerys, one of the world’s first purpose-built department stores since 1853. Lower O'Connell Street. Dublin 1963.
On Dublin's Lower O'Connell Street in 1963, crowds gather before the grand, neoclassical facade of Clerys, one of the world's first purpose-built department stores, founded in 1853. Decorated for a special occasion, the building flies numerous flags, including a prominent American one, while a banner above the entrance proclaims 'Céad míle fáilte'—a hundred thousand welcomes. At street level, shop windows announce a summer sale as spectators watch an unseen procession, and a double-decker bus is partially visible in the foreground.
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