. Electric railway journal . tructed in recent years. A few flats might be builtfor two to four families, but they would be a smallpercentage of the total construction. Some of the existing three and four-room houses builtby the city are shown in the illustrations on page should be noted that they are built along the sidesof a plaza, although there is no garden space as con-templated for the suburban area. To an Americanfamiliar with the possibilities of the modern apart-ment house with its private courtyard, roof playgrounds,etc., these one-family houses appear to be a wasteful useof
. Electric railway journal . tructed in recent years. A few flats might be builtfor two to four families, but they would be a smallpercentage of the total construction. Some of the existing three and four-room houses builtby the city are shown in the illustrations on page should be noted that they are built along the sidesof a plaza, although there is no garden space as con-templated for the suburban area. To an Americanfamiliar with the possibilities of the modern apart-ment house with its private courtyard, roof playgrounds,etc., these one-family houses appear to be a wasteful useof extremely costly space. American apartments arenot to be compared, of course, with the old-fashionedtenement, such as the Dublin municipality built a gen-eration ago. At the present time, 1919, approximately 40 to 45 percent of the population of 390,000 in Dublin are in needof better housing. It would not be practicable to buildall the new houses within the present limits of Dublin, 6LASNEVIN DRUMCONDRA 9°< PHOENIX PARK/. ISA ,NDYMC Nelsons Pill BOOTERSTOWN RATHFARN HAM © Brewery 3000 to 4000© Biscuit Bakery 2500
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