The 1960s had seen one of the earliest battles to preserve Georgian Dublin, in what became known as the "Battle of Hume Street" whose corner opened onto St. Stephen's Green. There an ultimately successful attempt by a property developer to demolish a block of Georgian houses hit the national headlines, and became a "cause célèbre" as students, celebrities and future politicians battled to stop the demolition of the Georgian buildings. The original buildings were lost, and the developer built Georgian style buildings on the site.