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who knew 3?
page one, page two,
page three
See also-
Gone but not forgotten,
Gone gallery 1.
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site- cnr george and bathurst streets Originally Regent Theatre August 1968 (40 years ago) |
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. |
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. |
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 |
SPACE 1 Bligh 2010 |
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site- cnr bligh/hunter streets 1870's Old Colonial Mutual. |
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. |
Finally built in 1963. |
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The illfated CAGA, State Office Block (SOB) and O'Connell house. April 1980. |
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. |
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. http://www.centennialplaza.com.au/ |
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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. |
But the ground level did remain. |
| Special thanks to Culwulla & the good folks at- http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=343593 |