{"id":38570,"date":"2024-03-17T05:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T09:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=38570"},"modified":"2024-03-16T04:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T08:09:59","slug":"then-and-now-changes-at-islandbridge-junction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/then-and-now-changes-at-islandbridge-junction\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now: Changes at Islandbridge Junction!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the years I&#8217;ve made countless photos at Islandbridge Junction in Dublin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Kris and I revisited my old spot at &#8216;the box&#8217; over looking the Junction, just west of Heuston Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found this place much changed from my earlier views. Not only have modern buildings sprouted up but so has the lineside vegetation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare these photos from 17 May 2005 and 18 February 2024. 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