Camden Street, Dublin

Camden Street (Irish: Sráid Port Caoimhin) is a street in Dublin 2. It links Ranelagh/Rathmines (Dublin 6) to the southern city centre of Dublin. It is divided into Camden Street Upper (southern end) and Camden Street Lower (northern end). The name is derived from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–1794); an attempt to connect the name to Saint Kevin (Old Irish Cóemgen) is regarded as spurious.[1]

Camden Street

Camden Court Hotel, on Camden Street Lower
Native name	Sráid Port Caoimhin  (Irish)
Namesake	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Length	450 m (1,480 ft)
Width	17 metres (56 ft)
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Postal code	D02
Coordinates	53.333915°N 6.265208°W / 53.333915; -6.265208
north end	Cuffe Street
south end	Harrington Street, Harcourt Road, Richmond Street South
Construction
Completion	1778
Other
Known for	restaurants and nightclubs

A prominent company located on Upper Camden St for over a century was Earley and Company (1861–1975). They were ecclesiastical furnishings and stained glass manufacturers and retailers. The firm was one of the largest and most prestigious ecclesiastical decorators both in Ireland and the U.K.[2][3]

There were two cinemas on the street: The Camden Cinema and the Theatre De Luxe. The Camden Cinema was located at 55 Upper Camden St., where the headquarters of Concern Worldwide is now located. It closed around 1912. The Theatre De Luxe was opened in 1912 by Maurice Elliman, a Jew who escaped the pogroms in Eastern Europe. The first building was designed by Frederick Hayes, MRIAI, and built by George Squire & Co. It was enlarged and rebuilt in 1920.[4] The exterior was remodelled in Art deco style in 1934. It closed in 1975.[5] The building is now a hotel (Hotel De Luxe) and a night-club.