9 October 2019 It’s not awful, kinda groovy actually, but this new thing in #CrossleyStreet replaced an 1880s warehouse, which had just been included in the adjacent #heritageprecinct in 2015; the @cityofmelbourne gave this a permit anyway because A. It had been abandoned and only the facade was left, and B the new design was … Continue reading Crossley Street Hotel, nice but could have been better.
Original post 17 May 2020 The ornate corner wing of the #GeorgeHotelStKilda was added in 1886, designed by #HarryBGibbs, very #highvictorian, a delight to pass on the way to shops. Very interesting stylised capitals. When this wing was built, along with the rear dining room wing, The George became the largest hotel in Melbs outside … Continue reading The George St Kilda, 1886
20 July 2024 St Paul’s Chapter House on Flinders Lane is so very urban, built on the street alignment, with a meeting hall perched above an arched walkway and shops, love it. Completed in 1891, and designed by Reed & Barnes in a fairly restrained Gothic Revival style, matching the Cathedral, it accommodates many functions. … Continue reading St Pauls Chapter House, 1889-91
Original post 15 May 2020 Photos 3 March 2020 This facade in #QueensParadeCliftonHill looks like some daggy 80s #PostmodernClassical, but it’s actually 1927! Appears to be an added front to an 1880s venue known as the Albert Hall. I havnt unravelled the history, but seems it was hall first, used for theatricals and meetings, with … Continue reading Albert Hall/ Masonic Hall, Clifton Hill
Original post 11 May 2020 I think the #SouthbankPromenade is great - but is it worth preserving ? Designed by #DentonCorkerMarshall, and built in 1990, it was the first stage in the creation of Southbank as new public space, along with the #EvanWalkerFootbridge, but it seems that the @cityofmelbourne is planning on sweeping changes. No … Continue reading Southbank Promenade – Postmodernism worth preserving ?
Original post 8 May 2020 Photos 10 September 2019 So much better than the average contemporary apartment development- #StLeonardsApartments designed by #NondaKatsalidis, #StKilda, built 1995-6. Generous garden apartments at ground level, and extra planting, all now grown, 3 separate entry/stairs, no corridors, every room good windows, generous balconies, various materials, great ! Perhaps a tiny … Continue reading Postmodern delight; St Leonards Place, St Kilda
Original post 11 May 2020 Photos 10 May 2020 The #EvanWalkerBridge, 1989, designed by #CocksCarmichaelWhitford, better than all the recent ones I think, but then I’m a fan of #postmodern traditional references (the arch), as well as all the angular goings-on, even the plan is angular. And here it is without people. Named after former … Continue reading Evan Walker Bridge, 1989
Original post 10 May 2020 These two #oldeworlde #castironstreetlamps on the bit of the Yarra plaza as you go into the #SouthgateCentre are actually 1992, installed when the plaza was built (along with Southgate). They’re based on the 1890 lamps on the other side of the river on #PrincesWalk, which in turn inspired the 1926 … Continue reading Cast Iron Street Lamps, 1992
Original post 20 May 2020 Photos 20 May 2020 #citieswithoutpeople or at least not many.
Original post 9 May 2020 Photos 5 September 2019 Clearly replaced a Victorian villa, and I took the photo thinking it was a little out of place, but it’s not that bad actually, two tone bricks and some garden. #AclandStreetStKilda. Appear to be all modest but not tiny one beds.
If the Nazi's never took power, would Berlin have Europe's tallest skyscraper and East Prussia be a honeymoon destination ?
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