22 Wylde Street is the story of Potts Point. It is a palimpsest reflecting the many layers of our local... 22 WYLDE STREET SPY HAVEN 26 May 2022 22 Wylde Street is the story of Potts Point. It is a palimpsest reflecting the many layers of our local... "Reading maketh the full person" said William Shakespeare. It's an idea that has been adopted by Sydney Council for the 2011... OPEN WIDE COME INSIDE …. 19 May 2022 "Reading maketh the full person" said William Shakespeare. It's an idea that has been adopted by Sydney Council for the 2011... What is this? It is sculpture. "Sculpture is an art form that makes us think,” Sir Antony Gomley, one of the... SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS IN OUR LANDSCAPE 12 May 2022 What is this? It is sculpture. "Sculpture is an art form that makes us think,” Sir Antony Gomley, one of the... A community is built around what is has and enjoys in common. One of those things is its enjoyment of its... HOW MY GARDEN GROWS 5 May 2022 A community is built around what is has and enjoys in common. One of those things is its enjoyment of its... “I am a poet and boy, do I know it,” may have been a cliché spoken as a child. But Luke... POET LAUREATE AUTUMNAL OFFERING 28 Apr 2022 “I am a poet and boy, do I know it,” may have been a cliché spoken as a child. But Luke... The astute observer may notice something unusual outside 52 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross. Council’s London Plane tree is encrusted with... CHAINS OF OFFICE 21 Apr 2022 The astute observer may notice something unusual outside 52 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross. Council’s London Plane tree is encrusted with... Our heritage is, literally, engraved into our minds - and our footpaths. The City of Sydney Council has designed into the... THE ART OF ENGRAILING 13 Apr 2022 Our heritage is, literally, engraved into our minds - and our footpaths. The City of Sydney Council has designed into the... “I love cheese” says Penny, cheese writer and cheese expert. And she is surrounded with cheese whose attributes she loves to... THINGS GO BETTER WITH CHEESE: PENNY’S CHEESE SHOP 7 Apr 2022 “I love cheese” says Penny, cheese writer and cheese expert. And she is surrounded with cheese whose attributes she loves to... Photo credit: Dr Peter Sheridan AM Door is not a four-letter word for local resident, Peter Sheridan. His marvellous montage of doors,... WHEN ONE DOOR OPENS, ANOTHER DOOR OPENS 31 Mar 2022 Photo credit: Dr Peter Sheridan AM Door is not a four-letter word for local resident, Peter Sheridan. His marvellous montage of doors,... Town planners and architects agree that the quality of an urban environment is often not based on what has been... PEACE PARK, RUSHCUTTERS BAY 24 Mar 2022 Town planners and architects agree that the quality of an urban environment is often not based on what has been... No, the Elizabeth Bay Loop, as locals call it, is not a new knitting knot or an embroidery stitch. It’s a... THE ELIZABETH BAY LOOP 17 Mar 2022 No, the Elizabeth Bay Loop, as locals call it, is not a new knitting knot or an embroidery stitch. It’s a... Unusually, this quaint 1930s period block of apartments has no name. That’s because it never needed one. Names were given to... NO-NAME APARTMENTS, 81 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD 10 Mar 2022 Unusually, this quaint 1930s period block of apartments has no name. That’s because it never needed one. Names were given to... Ashton, 102 Elizabeth Bay Road, is a grand Victorian villa, built 1874, designed by Thomas Rowe. It has had many names including Caprera (c.1875-c.1910); Brema or Braemar (c.1910-c.1920)... ASHTON 102 ELIZBETH BAY ROAD 3 Mar 2022 Ashton, 102 Elizabeth Bay Road, is a grand Victorian villa, built 1874, designed by Thomas Rowe. It has had many names including Caprera (c.1875-c.1910); Brema or Braemar (c.1910-c.1920)... Hugo Stossel (1905-2002), was very a busy architect. Only recently has the extent and influence of his work been uncovered and... THE CHIMES, 45-53 MACLEAY STREET POTTS POINT 24 Feb 2022 Hugo Stossel (1905-2002), was very a busy architect. Only recently has the extent and influence of his work been uncovered and... Ercildoune is a name with a thousand-year history still resonating in Elizabeth Bay today thanks to a wealthy local stockbroker... ERCILDOUNE ANCIENT ARCHAEOLOGY, 85 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY 17 Feb 2022 Ercildoune is a name with a thousand-year history still resonating in Elizabeth Bay today thanks to a wealthy local stockbroker... Designed in 1967 and built by1970, this unusual 12-storey, 45 metre-high, pre-cast concrete block of only four apartments was designed... DEEPDENE 110 ELIZABETH BAY ROAD, ELIZABETH BAY 10 Feb 2022 Designed in 1967 and built by1970, this unusual 12-storey, 45 metre-high, pre-cast concrete block of only four apartments was designed... Murrawan Court at 2 Elizabath Bay Crescent, built 1961, is hidden behind Elizabeth Bay Road in a cul-de-sac. It was... Murrawan Court, 2 Elizabeth Bay Crescent 3 Feb 2022 Murrawan Court at 2 Elizabath Bay Crescent, built 1961, is hidden behind Elizabeth Bay Road in a cul-de-sac. It was... Gowrie Gate apartments, 115 Macleay Street, Potts Point, is a six-level Art Deco apartment block built in 1938 just before... GOWRIE GATE; THE GENTLE ART OF THE CURVE 27 Jan 2022 Gowrie Gate apartments, 115 Macleay Street, Potts Point, is a six-level Art Deco apartment block built in 1938 just before... This Art Deco gem is part of Alexander Macleay’s original botanical gardens which he lovingly and lavishly built to embrace... MELROSE, 23A Billyard Avenue, Elizabeth Bay 20 Jan 2022 This Art Deco gem is part of Alexander Macleay’s original botanical gardens which he lovingly and lavishly built to embrace... ‘Sculpture is an art form that makes us think,” Sir Antony Gormley, one of the world’s leading experts says. It is a... MR MINTY’S, POTTS POINT 13 Jan 2022 ‘Sculpture is an art form that makes us think,” Sir Antony Gormley, one of the world’s leading experts says. It is a...
