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site- cnr george and bathurst streets
Originally Regent Theatre
August 1968 (40 years ago)
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now-Lumeire (nov 2007) had been and empty plot of land for 16 years! |
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Site- 184 Phillip Street, Sydney. Formerly Queens Club.
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Pulled down 1974 for the Law Courts Building. |
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Site- the corner of PITT and MARKET streets (entry to
Pitt
Street Mall).
1870 ... A butcher, a surgery, dentist, and Woodward (an oyster
merchant), F.C sold music and books.
All demolished in 1887. |
Next came the stunning "Her Majesty's theater'. WOW. Was burnt down in
1902 and moved up to Haymarket. |
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The corner from 1970 until 2010.
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The current refurbishment and recladding of the existing structure being
undertaken by Westfield, to be completed late 2010 (picture JWA
Architects). Westfield
Sydney City |
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site- cnr bent & bligh streets
Dalgety House 1880s to 1970
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O'Connell House 1970-2008
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SPACE 1 Bligh 2010 |
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site- cnr bligh/hunter streets
1870's Old Colonial Mutual.
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1936
new
City Mutual Life Building |
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Site- Chifley Square, Cnr Hunter, Phillip and
Loftus Streets
Model of Commonwealth Centre -1957
Site of future Chifley Tower.
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Finally built in 1963. |
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The illfated CAGA, State Office Block (SOB) and
O'Connell house. April 1980.
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Chifley Tower, Kohn Pedersen Fox, 1988-93
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Site- block of Gresham, Spring, Pitt and Bridge.
Original stock exchange building 1959,
demolished to make way for new tower in 1967.
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The statue on the apex of the pediment now stands next to GG's Cafe on
Pitt St, opposite the Republic Bar/Pub.
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Site- Centennial Plaza, 260 Elizabeth Street. Three tower
po-mo complex in the dip at Central.
Previously on the site was the Tooths Standard Brewery from 1875 to
1980.
The 5 storey/80ft brewery tower was tallest building in Sydney .
In 1881 it was first building in sydney to house a passenger lift which
was donated from the ill-fated garden palace. |
Image shows the original tower intergrated into larger premises far right.
The block was bulldozed 1980 and 1987 for the new 3 tower complex.
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A great panorama of the site.
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Site- Currency House, 23 Hunter Street. Not sure what occupied the site
before but how amazing was this!!! . It must of been a truly amazing
intersection back in the day along with the herald building opposite. |
Empire Hotel, circa 1900 |
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Pitt Street looking south. Old Herald building on the left.
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Extensions where then made removing the ornate roof.
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But the ground level did remain. |
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